The Sepulchral Chapel of the Grand Duchy

Please note:
The Sepulchral Chapel of the Grand Duchy is closed due to construction work in the 2024 season.
We look forward to welcoming you again in April 2025.

The Sepulchral Chapel of the Grand Duchy
Welcome
The Sepulchral Chapel of the Grand Duchy, internal arches
Explore the crypt
The Sepulchral Chapel of the Grand Duchy, tomb of Prince Ludwig Wilhelm
Soak up the history of Baden-Württemberg

In the heart of the Hardtwald forest, at the end of the tree-lined Lärchenallee, lies the atmospheric sepulchral chapel, the only edifice built during the Grand Duchy in Karlsruhe to have survived World War II unscathed.

Corporate videoOUR HERITAGE. YOURS TO ENJOY

If you want to see Baden-Württemberg at its most beautiful, visit the many palaces and gardens run by the state heritage agency, Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten. How about a perfectly-preserved monastery complex, such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maulbronn? Or there are Heidelberg's world-famous ruins. And there's much, much more.