Rundāle Palace

Rundāle Palace is a principal example of Baroque and Rococo architecture in Latvia, constructed in two main phases (1736–1740 and 1764–1768). Commissioned during the era of the Duchy of Courland, it served as the summer residence of Duke Ernst Johann Biron and is attributed to architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. The palace interiors feature celebrated Rococo decorations, including work attributed to sculptor/plasterer Johann Michael Graff, and contain named rooms such as a Porcelain Room. The estate includes a formal French-style garden, botanical plantings and fountain features documented in photographic and archival sources. The supplied sources for this entry are architectural, historical and touristic in nature; none of the provided materials report paranormal activity, hauntings, apparitions, named spirits, or related folklore. Therefore this record explicitly reports the absence of documented paranormal phenomena in the source set. Rundāle Palace remains a well-documented cultural monument and visitor destination, frequently featured in travel guides, photographic archives and virtual tours.