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Bedroom of Ludwig II at Herrenchiemsee Palace, built 1879-1881 by order of Ludwig II of Bavaria in homage to Ludwig XIV on Herrenchiemsee Island in Chiemsee Lake, Bavaria.
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Bedroom of Ludwig II at Herrenchiemsee Palace, built 1879-1881 by order...

Swimming pool of Ludwig II, Herrenchiemsee Palace, built 1879-1881 by order of Ludwig II of Bavaria in homage to Ludwig XIV on Herrenchiemsee Island in Chiemsee Lake, Bavaria.
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Swimming pool of Ludwig II, Herrenchiemsee Palace, built 1879-1881 by order...

Dining-room with the magic table which was raised from the kitchen. Herrenchiemsee Palace, built 1879-1881 by order of Ludwig II of Bavaria in homage to Ludwig XIV on Herrenchiemsee Island in Chiemsee Lake, Bavaria.
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Dining-room with the magic table which was raised from the kitchen. Herren...

"Hofgaertnerhaus", - court gardener's house - in the gardens of Sanssouci. Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, both buildings were executed by his pupil Ludwig Persius, 1829-1830. View from the garden; foreground: cast-iron bench designed by Schinkel.
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"Hofgaertnerhaus", - court gardener's house - in the gardens of Sansso...

Castle Huelshoff with moat,where German poet Annette von Droste-Huelshoff was born in 1797
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Castle Huelshoff with moat,where German poet Annette von Droste-Huels...

Chateau Tanlay, Burgundy. Tanlay, begun early in the 16th century, was bought by the Coligny family in 1535. After the assassination of Admiral Gaspard Coligny, his widow Louise and their son, Francois de Coligny d'Andelot lived at Tanlay.
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Chateau Tanlay, Burgundy. Tanlay, begun early in the 16th century, was bought by...

Grafenegg castle, originally a 13th century fortress, rebuilt around 1860 as a neo-gothic, romantic castle.
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Grafenegg castle, originally a 13th century fortress, rebuilt around...

Monumental staircase in Herrenchiemsee palace, a residence built for Ludwig II of Bavaria, who admired France's Louis XIV and saw himself as another "sun-king". Construction of Herrenchiemsee began after Ludwig's visit to Versailles in 1867.
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Monumental staircase in Herrenchiemsee palace, a residence built for Lu...

Gilded stucco in Herrenchiemsee palace, a residence built for Ludwig II of Bavaria, who admired France's Louis XIV and saw himself as another "sun-king". Construction of Herrenchiemsee palace began after Ludwig's visit to Versailles in 1867.
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Gilded stucco in Herrenchiemsee palace, a residence built for Ludwig II of B...

Mirror and gilded stucco in Herrenchiemsee palace, a residence built for Ludwig II of Bavaria, who admired France's Louis XIV and saw himself as another "sun-king". Construction of Herrenchiemsee began after Ludwig's visit to Versailles in 1867.
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Mirror and gilded stucco in Herrenchiemsee palace, a residence built for Lu...

Ciborium. A gift from the Abbot of Tennenbach, near Freiburg, Germany. Copper and enamel (mid 14th)
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Ciborium. A gift from the Abbot of Tennenbach, near Freibur...

Heavenly Jerusalem, from the "Liber Augustini de Civitate Dei". Right corner: Bishop Adalbert, Abbot Prokopius (can. 1204), King Wenzeslas, the King's grandmother Ludmilla. 138 sheets, 28 x 39,5 cm Archives of Hradcany Castle,Fundus Metropolitan Chapter
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Heavenly Jerusalem, from the "Liber Augustini de Civitate Dei". Right...