In 1744, the 16 year old Herzog demanded this 365 roomed new palace to be built, but 60 years later when it was completed, he had four other palaces and it wasn’t needed by the Kings of State. Four architects participated in its design, including a French one, hence the French architectural overtones in its U-shaped body. Almost totally destroyed in WWII, it was rebuilt and today holds the Ministries or Finance and Education. The Marble Hall in its centre welcomes visiting heads of state and the building is not usually open to the public. Visiting days are announced in the newspaper and are heavily oversubscribed.