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USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
The Neues Schloss Palace and grounds have been public property since 1918.
Along with much of Stuttgart Mitte, Neues Schloss was heavily damaged during the Allied Bombing of
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World War II and the building was restored from 1958-1964 with a modernized interior that houses the ministries of Culture and the Treasury for the government of BadenWürttemberg.
Until the 1960s the King Street that bisects the plaza carried auto and truck traffic. Since that time the Stuttgart underground has built an underground station and tunnels were built to redirect traffic away from the plaza and Königstraße.
Every year Schlossplatz is home to major outdoor events such as open-air concerts, children‘s fairs and parts of the Weihnachten market including an outdoor ice rink. During the 2006 World Cup Finals the square regularly held more than 40,000 spectators who watched live matches on 3 huge screens.
Schlossplatz featured the United Buddy Bears exhibition in summer 2008 - an array of 144 two metrehigh sculptures, each designed by a different artist, touring the world as a symbol of cultural understanding, tolerance and mutual trust.
