Sanssouci Palace

Michael Scherf

Print Only Published by Deutscher Kunstverlag (DKV) 2016

Sanssouci Palace

Michael Scherf

Translated by: Joan Clough

In the series Königliche Schlösser in Berlin, Potsdam und Brandenburg

Overview

About this book

Sanssouci Palace, which Frederick the Great had built to his personal specifications, is one of the most important 18th-century royal palaces. Architect Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff finished the single-storey building in 1747 in only two years. Planned on the lines of a French pleasure castle, Sanssouci represents the pinnacle of Frederician Rococo. The statuary, the structure of the building itself and its site pay tribute to 'carefree leisure'. Beneath a striking dome is the famous oval Marble Hall, where Frederick the Great held his legendary round-table meetings with the intellectual elite of his day, sharing his many artistic and philosophical interests with guests such as Voltaire in an idyllic rural setting. Most of the 18th-century furnishings have survived to provide an authentic view of this place of cultural meetings, on which in large part rests the reputation of Frederick the Great as a monarch of the Enlightenment and major patron of the arts.

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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Deutscher Kunstverlag (DKV)
Pages
- Main content: 48
Illustrations
- Other: mit 32 farbigen und 2 schwarzweißen Abbildungen sowie 1 farbigen Lageplan und 1 Grundriss
Keywords: Brandenburg; Kunstführer; Schloss; Kunstgeschichte; Schlösser; Reiseführer; Preußen; Potsdam; Gärten; Berlin; Architekturführer; Sanssouci; Geschichte

Paperback

Published: December 14, 2015
ISBN: 9783422040366