Spectacular gardens
A genius garden architect and engineer: France's Salomon de Caus (1576–1626). He was commissioned by Prince-Elector Friedrich V, who had the spectacular garden complex built on the terraces southeast of the palace between 1616 and 1619. Portions of the steep hillside needed to be blasted to make room for the various high-lying garden sections. Ingenious staircases surround the entire complex.