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in 1786, is now in direct contrast to the rococo rooms. Here, the clean and plain lines of classicism now rule. However, Frederick's desk and the armchair in which he died were returned to the room in the middle of the 19th century. Portraits and once missing pieces of furniture from
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Frederick regularly occupied the palace each summer throughout his lifetime, but after his death in 1786 it remained mostly unoccupied and neglected until the mid-19th century. In 1840, 100 years after
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Frederick invested heavily in a vain attempt to introduce a fountain system in
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solved the problems a century later, and thus the reservoir finally fulfilled its purpose. From around 1842, the
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ideal of harmony between man and nature, in a landscape ordered by human touch. Winemaking, however, was to take second place in the design of the palace and pleasure gardens. The hill on which
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and fashion, he also wanted to be surrounded by beautiful objects and works of art. He arranged his private apartments according to his personal taste and needs, often ignoring the current trends and fashions. These "self-compositions" in Rococo art led to the term
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in which were lodged those friends of the King considered intimate enough to be invited to this most private of his palaces. Two of
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In the Baroque tradition, the principal rooms (including the bedrooms and toilets) are all on the piano nobile, which at Sanssouci was the ground floor by Frederick's choice. While the secondary wings have upper floors, the
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and guests. This was a common arrangement in mid-19th-century households, which often had a corresponding "Bachelor's Wing" for unmarried male guests and members of the household. The rooms were decorated with intricate
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was frequently occupied by the philosopher during his stay in Potsdam between 1750 and 1753. The Voltaire Room was remarkable for its decoration, which gave it the alternative name of the "Flower Room". On a yellow
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was charged with improving the grounds and thus the view from the palace. The town of Potsdam, with its palaces, was a favourite place of residence for the German imperial family until the fall of the
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The library of Frederick was returned in 1992 to its former home at Sanssouci. Thirty-six oil paintings followed between 1993 and 1995. In 1995, the Foundation of Prussian Palaces and Gardens in
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overlooked the forecourt. Here, again, Frederick deviated from French room design, which would have placed service rooms in this location. Recessed into the inner wall of this long room were
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of just ten rooms, including a service passage and staff rooms behind them. Frederick's amateur sketch of 1745 ('lillustrated above) demonstrates that his architect, Knobelsdorff, was more a
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deviated from the spatial structure of French palace architecture. The room is almost hidden, accessed through a narrow passageway from the bedroom, underlining its private character.
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dynasty. It eventually came under the protection of the Prussian "Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser und GÀrten" (Administration of National Palaces and Gardens) on 1 April 1927.
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wall panel were superimposed, colourful, richly adorned wood carvings. Apes, parrots, cranes, storks, fruits, flowers, garlands gave the room a cheerful and natural character.
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hill at the centre of the park. The influence of King Frederick's personal taste in the design and decoration of the palace was so great that its style is characterised as "
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between 1745 and 1747 to meet Frederick's need for a private residence where he could escape the pomp and ceremony of the royal court. The palace's name is a French phrase (
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was built at the centre of this garden in 1748. Frederick never saw the fountain playing because the engineers employed in the construction had little understanding of the
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style, but in contrast with the heavier themes and darker colours of the Baroque, the Rococo was characterised by an opulence, grace, playfulness, and lightness. Rococo
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2923:MĂŒggelberge
2676:Sony Center
2594:Kulturforum
2579:Hotel Adlon
2545:Fernsehturm
2513:Bode Museum
2474:Weltzeituhr
1859:(in German)
1730:Brandenburg
1687:West Berlin
1652:Brandenburg
1601:Roman Baths
1576:becoming a
1572:, with its
1562:steam power
1526:greenhouses
1491:Chinoiserie
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1181:Greco-Roman
1085:Dining Room
1017:. The oval
966:state rooms
865:wine cellar
840:coach house
726:emerged in
694:in Berlin.
692:Pfaueninsel
600:draughtsman
317:. Built by
249:1990 (14th
139: /
114:Coordinates
3053:Categories
2973:New Palace
2911:Uber Arena
2855:Tiergarten
2599:Lustgarten
2535:DDR Museum
2326:Old Palace
2321:New Palace
1796:4 November
1656:Bernterode
1648:Rheinsberg
1627:After the
1515:Rheinsberg
1469:Margravine
1342:hydraulics
1334:Versailles
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1051:Marmorsaal
1035:La Mettrie
881:tapestries
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805:balustrade
690:or on the
676:New Palace
639:greenhouse
534:New Palace
508:sans souci
472:colonnades
380:Jan Bouman
356:sans souci
327:Versailles
246:Designated
53:The south
3016:Landmarks
2993:Sanssouci
2683:Reichstag
2287:Sanssouci
2203:360° foto
1941:(German).
1899:magazine
1679:Wiesbaden
1664:Thuringia
1640:air raids
1530:nurseries
1511:Neuruppin
1315:yew trees
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953:etiquette
877:boiseries
861:mezzanine
790:Bacchants
786:sandstone
782:caryatids
752:trellised
712:Caryatids
456:prototype
412:in 1918.
298:Sanssouci
241:i, ii, iv
160:Completed
35:Sanssouci
2265:Prussian
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1934:Archived
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1853:UNESCO:
1736:See also
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1499:Oriental
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1441:The Park
1323:parterre
1295:Portugal
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1166:Voltaire
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488:vineyard
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238:Criteria
233:Cultural
3011:Culture
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339:temples
313:, near
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258:Part of
251:session
203:Website
108:Germany
105:Country
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728:France
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415:After
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315:Berlin
278:Region
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178:Owner
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