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Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci,built after 1826 as a summer residence for the later King Frederic Wilhelm IV. Queen Elisabeth's sewing box; maple wood, a mirror inside the lid; the name "Elisabeth" on the cover of one of the compartments.
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Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci,built after 1826 as a summer r...

Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci, built after 1826 as a summer residence for King Frederic Wilhelm IV and his wife Elisabeth. The royal couples toilet set from the bedroom; dark green glass.
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Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci, built after 1826 as a su...

Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci was built after 1826 as a summer residence for King Frederic Wilhelm IV. The living room. Chairs, settee, textile designs, and picture frames all by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
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Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci was built after 1826 as a su...

Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci, built after 1826 as a summer residence for King Frederic Wilhelm IV. Detail from the sofa in the living-room. Embroidered upholstery, blue-green painted wood, edged with metal ornaments.
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Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci, built after 1826 as a su...

Schloss Glienicke, Berlin, was built in 1825/28 for Prince Karl, son of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. Memory of the Prince's voyage through Italy are evoked by the Italianate simplicity of the villa. The lions fountain is inspired by one at the Villa Medici in Rome
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Schloss Glienicke, Berlin, was built in 1825/28 for Prince Karl, son of...

Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino, Schinkel's first construction in Glienicke. The building lies above the Havel river. Open pergolas on both sides are reminiscent of Italian villas and serve as link between architecture and landscape.
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Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino, Schinkel's first construction in Gl...

Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino. Main hall decorated by Schinkel. Two antique statues and, on the mantle, a bust of Prince Karl, owner of Glienicke.
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Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino. Main hall decorated by Schinkel. T...

Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino. A terracotta bathtub, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The same type of bathtub was used in all bathrooms in Glienicke. The marble floor in this room comes from the villa of Queen Catherine Cornaro at Asolo, Italy.
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Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino. A terracotta bathtub, designed by Kar...

Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino. Detail of the ceiling decoration by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, reminiscent of Pompeiian villas.
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Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino. Detail of the ceiling decoration b...

Schloss Glienicke, Berlin, Germany. Cast iron bench and fountain by Schinkel, gardens by Peter Joseph Linne.
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Schloss Glienicke, Berlin, Germany. Cast iron bench and foun...

Schloss Glienicke, "Grosse Neugierde", the "Great Curiosity". From this lookout, the royal family could watch the bridge across the Havel river and observe who was travelling to town. The circular pavilion is topped by a copy of the Lysicrates monument in Athens.
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Schloss Glienicke, "Grosse Neugierde", the "Great Curiosity". From this lo...

Schloss Glienicke, gardens. "Grosse Neugierde", a pavilion which looks out over the Havel river. Detail from the balustrade, cast iron, gilded.
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Schloss Glienicke, gardens. "Grosse Neugierde", a pavilion which looks o...