The imposing Friedenstein Castle rises on a hill above Gotha, surrounded by the park and the gardens of the orangery, serving as one of the best preserved architectural monuments of the early baroque. Ernst I (1601-1675), Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, built this residence between the years 1643 and 1654. It was never destroyed. The new Duchy of Saxe-Gotha (united with Al...