Schloss Schieder

Schloss Schieder stands on the edge of the small town of Schieder in North Rhine-Westphalia. Built at the start of the 18th century, it was a summer home for cadet branches of the House of Lippe until 1918. The plain building with its tall hipped roof and shallow pediments follows Dutch classical Baroque, a style then common in Westphalia. The palace matters because it was designed by Joseph Falck, who had earlier worked on the rebuilding of Corvey Abbey. Falck also laid out a formal Baroque garden with terraces, cascades and a central fountain basin. A broad lime avenue of 260 trees once crossed the Emmer river, marking the main axis of the estate. Today the site holds a guest house, adult education centre, music school and former library. The restored Baroque garden opens to the public, while the lime avenue has been replanted to its original length. Nearby stand the old bakehouse with its chapel, the 19th-century stables and the recently renovated former greenhouse.