Palais du Rhin — Attraction in Strasbourg

"The Palais du Rhin (English: Palace of the Rhine), the former Kaiserpalast (Imperial palace), is a building situated in the German (north-east) quarter of Strasbourg (Neustadt) dominating the Place de la République (the former Kaiserplatz) with its massive dome. A huge building, it and the surrounding gardens, as well as the neighbouring stables, are an outstanding landmark of 19th-century Prussian...

Originally, a German imperial building from the time after the 1870-1871 franco-prussian war, it now is a French administrative building housing the Commission for (river) Rhine Navigation, the world's oldest multinational regulatory institution still in existence today. Since I visited on a weekend, the building was closed, but I doubt that it's ever open for tourist visits since it's a "working"...

Very nice palace in Place de la Republique. We had to traverse the park every day a couple of times when visiting Strasbourg. Every time we noticed many groups of teenagers spending the time together listening to music, drinking beer and being very loud. I assume this is one of the places they prefer to meet up. It did not bother us at all. It was...