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A rt c ul tu re The oldest building in Celle is the palace First mentioned in 1318 as a castrum its oldest section dates from the second half of the 13th century During the following centuries this originally plain and simple castle has been altered and extended to a magnificent four wing building in which Renaissance and Baroque harmonise From the 14th cen tury until 1705 Celle was the permanent residence of the Guelphic dukes of the House of Brunswick Lüneburg The father of King Georg I of Great Britain and elector of Hanover has lived here as well as his wife Sophie Dorothea which was born here as the daughter of the last duke In 1714 George I ascended the British throne and the Guelphs became the sovereigns of both empires for five generations and are still the oldest existing royal line in Europe Later in the 19th century the castle served as the summer residence of the Hanoverian kings The palace which is integrated in the historical Old Town reflects in its construction phases the development from a castle to a ducal palace From all periods of use building structures remain the medieval castle the knights hall the baroque state chambers the baroque theatre and the eastern wing redesigned by the court architect Georg Friedrich Laves 1788 1864 from Hanover The palace chapel with its early Protestant fittings is important evidence for Renaissance art in northern Germany and can only be visited during a guided tour of the Guelph Palace as well as the palace kitchen which with its equipment bears witness to the 19th century Thus the palace provides a chronicle of the ducal residence documented in stone Celle Palace 1 06 07