Jelgava Palace
| Jelgava Palace | |
|---|---|
View from the inner yard | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Jelgava |
| Country | Latvia |
| Coordinates | 56°39′21″N 23°43′59″E / 56.6558°N 23.7330°E |
| Construction started | 1738 |
| Completed | 1772 |
| Client | Ernst Johann von Biron |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Bartolomeo Rastrelli Severin Jensen |
Jelgava Palace (Latvian: Jelgavas pils) or historically Mitau Palace (Latvian: Mītavas pils, German: Schloss Mitau) is the largest Baroque-style palace in the Baltic states. It was built in the 18th century based on the design of Bartolomeo Rastrelli as a residence for the Dukes of Courland in their capital of Mitau (today's Jelgava, in the Semigallia region of Latvia). The Dukes of Courland also had a summer palace by Rastrelli, about 40 kilometers to the southeast, called Rundāle Palace.