
Sanssouci Palace
Michael Scherf(Author)
Deutscher Kunstverlag
3rd Edition
Published on 14. December 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-3-422-04036-6 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/München
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Illustrations
mit 32 farbigen und 2 schwarzweißen Abbildungen sowie 1 farbigen Lageplan und 1 Grundriss
mit 32 farbigen und 2 schwarzweißen Abbildungen sowie 1 farbigen Lageplan und 1 Grundriss
Dimensions
Height: 17 cm
Width: 12 cm
Weight
75 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-422-04036-6 (9783422040366)
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Château de Sans-Souci
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