Schlossplatz is the largest square in the centre of the city of Stuttgart

Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

 and home to the New Castle

New Castle (Stuttgart)

The New Palace is a building which stands on the south edge of Schlossplatz, the central square in Stuttgart, Germany. The castle is built in late Baroque style....

 which was built between 1746 and 1807.

Schlossplatz stands next to two other popular squares in Stuttgart: Karlspatz to the south and Schillerplatz

Schillerplatz (Stuttgart)

Schillerplatz is a square in the old city centre of Stuttgart, Germany named in honour of the German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist Friedrich Schiller...

 to the south west.

The entire square was last fully renovated in 1977 to mark the staging of the Bundesgartenschau

Bundesgartenschau

The Bundesgartenschau is the biennial Federal horticulture show in Germany. It also covers topics like landscaping. Taking place in different cities, the location changes in a two-year cycle....

 (State Garden Show) in Stuttgart. The lawns and flowerbeds were renewed in 2006 following the staging of the 2006 World Cup Finals

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

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Public transport

• Schlossplatz lies almost directly on the B27 road.
• Bus routes 42 and 44, all 17 night buses, the U5, U6, U7 and U15 lines of the Stuttgart underground stop directly on Schlossplatz.

Events

Every year Schlossplatz is home to major outdoor events such as open air concerts, children's fairs and parts of the Christmas market including an outdoor ice rink. During the 2006 World Cup Finals

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 the square regularly held more than 40,000 spectators who watched live matches on 3 huge screens.

Schlossplatz featured the United Buddy Bears

United Buddy Bears

Buddy Bears are a series of painted, life-size fibreglass bear sculptures originally developed in Berlin, Germany. The first Buddy Bear was created by the German businesspeople Klaus and Eva Herlitz, in cooperation with the sculptor Roman Strobl in 2001....

exhibition in summer 2008 - an array of 144 two metre-high sculptures, each designed by a different artist, touring the world as a symbol of cultural understanding, tolerance and mutual trust.