Rundāle Palace
| Rundale Palace | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Town or city | Bauska Municipality |
| Country | Latvia |
| Construction started | 1736 |
| Completed | 1768 |
| Client | Ernst Johann von Biron |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Bartolomeo Rastrelli |
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Rundāle Palace (Latvian: Rundāles pils; German: Schloss Ruhental, formerly Ruhenthal or Ruhendahl) is one of the two major baroque palaces built for the Dukes of Courland in what is now Latvia, the other being Jelgava Palace. The palace was built in two periods, from 1736 until 1740 and from 1764 until 1768. It is situated at Pilsrundāle, in Rundāle Parish, Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region, 12 km west of Bauska.