Constructed sometime in the 1820s, Stuttgart’s Rosenstein Palace was somewhat a holiday home for King Wilhelm I, the second and longest king of Württemberg ever to reign. Interestingly, the hill upon which the castle is built was not always called Rosenstein (Rose Rock). It was initially known as the Kahlenstein (Bald Rock), until the creation of the rose garden in the palace. The architect Giovanni Salucci was asked to build this castle for the King but after a premonition that the King would die at the castle, the latter avoided visiting this castle. Oddly enough, the King did end up dying there in 1864, adding an element of the macabre to the castle. Today however, the city has developed so much so that it is now located within a more sophisticated urban area. This Classical-style monument with a view of the River Neckar now houses a portion of the State Museum of Natural History, enriching the minds of all those who pay this place a visit.