Schloss Benrath is located in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Baroque-style pink mansion was built for the Elector Palatine Charles Theodor and his wife Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach in 1755, with construction completed in 1770. Benrath is now a borough of Düsseldorf. The central building is flanked by two arched wings that surround part of a circular pond. Benrath Palace has served as a museum since 2002, with the Museum of European Garden Art in the east wing, the Museum of Natural History in the west wing, and the main section of the house offering a glimpse of the elector’s lifestyle. The palace is surrounded by 14 acres, including a baroque square hunting park with two diagonal alleys and a circular alley. The landscaped gardens stretch to the banks of the Rhine River, and the property has water features and an orangery. The interior rooms were designed to match the gardens on the grounds. Schloss Benrath is open to the public.