Home to Elector Wilhelm and later to Kaiser Wilhelm II, Wilhelmshöhe Palace (1786–98) at the foot of Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe today houses one of Germany’s best art collections (especially of Flemish and Dutch baroque painting), featuring works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Jordaens, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Dürer and many others in the Gemäldegalerie (painting gallery). The 23 rooms of the Weissenstein wing comprise the oldest part of the palace, dating from 1790, and are filled with original furnishings and paintings.
The Antikensammlung is an excellent collection of Egyptian, Etruscan, Greek and Roman statuary and vases.
