Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl

Augustusburg Castle at Brühl, the lavish residence of Cologne's prince-archbishops, and the intimate Falkenlust hunting lodge nearby count among the earliest Rococo buildings of 18th-century Germany, set in a garden landscape that binds the two together. The pair entered the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1984 as a showcase of courtly art at its most refined.