Homburg Castle was built under Landgrave Friedrich II by the master builder Paul Andrich around 1679-86 in place of a medieval castle. The accessible keep from the 14th century, the "White Tower", still bears witness to the castle today. The baroque complex, grouped around two courtyards, was structurally altered in the early 19th century by the Darmstadt court architect Georg Moller and again at the beginning of the 20th century. The palace was the residence of the Landgraves of Hesse-Homburg until 1866 and was then a popular summer residence for Prussian kings and German emperors.
The interior of the palace can be visited all year round. Baroque salons from the 17th century as well as the staircase, dining room and library, masterpieces of classical interior design, give visitors an insight into courtly living culture from different eras. The apartments in the royal wing are particularly influenced by the taste of Emperor Wilhelm II and his wife Auguste Viktoria and are characterized by the fact that they are the only surviving example in Germany of the interior design of the German imperial family. The "English Wing", which was refurnished for Landgravine Elisabeth (1770-1840), who came from the English royal family, is also a particular gem. The rooms are designed in the modern Empire style of the time and, with the dining room in the colorful Pompeian style, are another highlight of the castle's interior.
Homburg Castle is embedded in a large castle park, which is open all year round. Originating from the castle garden, a regularly laid out orchard already existed in the early 17th century. With the new construction of the Residenzschloss, a representative formal and axial baroque garden with an orangery was created on its eastern side. The Lebanon cedar planted in 1820, the rose terrace and the restored imperial carpet beds can be admired here today. From 1770 onwards, the southern and western garden areas were successively redesigned in the style of English landscape gardens, which still characterize the appearance of the palace park today.
The Bad Homburg Palace Concerts, guided tours and other events also take place regularly in the palace.
