Postage stamp: sights - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1987 - 30 Pfennig

With »Landmarks«, the Deutsche Bundespost replaces the series »Castles and Palaces«, begun in 1976/77. The new permanent series with its unusual representations of significant cultural and technical achievements out, but should also be an incentive to look at the objects once in the original. The roll marks appear at the same time and the same motif as the inscription »Deutsche Bundespost Berlin«. From 1388 to 1705, Schloss Celle was the residence of the Dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg. The oldest architectural history dates back to the 13th century. Since 1371, the expansion to princely residence. Further construction phases are handed down for 1485, 1533 and 1570, the u. a. modernization in renaissance forms. The comprehensive baroque reconstruction including the generous equipment of the lock interior took place in the years 1670 - 1680 by Italian baroque master builders. In the first half of the 19th century, further alterations were made by the court architect Georg Ludwig Laves. Since 1973, renovation and repair work has been carried out. Current monument conservation efforts are in preparation for a new representative use. The most important historical area of ​​the chateau is the chateau chapel, which has supraregional significance due to its unified original high-quality Renaissance furniture. (Text: The Lower Saxony Minister President, State Chancellery, Hannover)