Construction of the castle vers 1735 (≈ 1735)
On site of the old castle of Illhausen.
vers 1745
Grid realizations
Grid realizations vers 1745 (≈ 1745)
Sigismund Falkenhauer's work for the park.
après 1789
Destruction of the castle
Destruction of the castle après 1789 (≈ 1789)
During the French Revolution, except orangery.
23 novembre 1970
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 23 novembre 1970 (≈ 1970)
Protection of orangery and grill.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Façades and roofs of the orangery, as well as the gille of the park overlooking the road of Lyon (cad. 5 80/6): inscription by order of 23 November 1970
Key figures
Jean-Pierre Pflug - Architect assigned
Presumed designer of Klinglin Castle and Hotel.
Sigismond Falkenhauer - Folder error
Author of the park grids (circa 1745).
Famille Klinglin - Sponsors
Royal magistrates, owners of the estate.
Origin and history
Klinglin Castle, built in the first half of the 18th century in Illkirch-Graffenstaden (Bas-Rhin), was a seigneurial residence sponsored by Royal Prector Klinglin. Built around 1735 on the site of the former castle of Illhausen, its design is attributed to Jean-Pierre Pflug, a Strasbourg architect who also worked on the Klinglin hotel in this city. The gates of the park and the stairway, built around 1745 by Sigismund Falkenhauer, as well as two statues of sphinges (now at the Josephine Pavilion in Strasbourg), testify to his original fascist.
The castle was destroyed after 1789, during the French Revolution, leaving intact only orangery and the remains of the park. Orangery, whose facades and roofs have been protected since 1970 (inscription to Historic Monuments), is the last notable architectural vestige of the estate. The site, owned by the municipality, also retains the entrance gate overlooking the Lyon road, classified under the same title.
Originally, the castle embodied the local power of the Klinglin family, royal preachers in Alsace. Its destruction symbolized, as with many aristocratic buildings, the break with the Old Regime. The remaining elements (orangery, grills) today illustrate the 18th century Alsatian Baroque art, marked by the influence of Strasbourg architects and local artisans such as Falkenhauer.
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