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Sanssouci Palace, country seat of King Frederic II     
of Prussia. The "Voltaire-room" where the French       
philosopher lived during his stay with the king.       
Ornamental woodwork on the bright-yellow walls:        
a garland of flowers, two parrots perched on rings.
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Sanssouci Palace, country seat of King Frederic II of Prussia. The "Voltair...

"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...

Tea Pavillion of the Roman Baths. Interior decoration  
and furniture by Schinkel. A square ottoman upholstered
in printed cotton. Its limewood column carved with     
reliefs of Amazons and their captives. Top: ormolu     
epergne. Panels of painted trompe-l'oeil wallpaper.
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Tea Pavillion of the Roman Baths. Interior decoration and furniture by Schinke...

The gardens of Sanssouci Palace. View from the Roman   
Baths across the park towards Schloss Charlottenhof,   
built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel after 1826.           
Gardens by Peter Joseph Lenne.
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The gardens of Sanssouci Palace. View from the Roman Baths across the park to...

Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci,built
after 1826. The entrance hall; the cast-iron fountain  
with sea-horses and nereids designed by Karl Friedrich 
Schinkel, two plaster medallions by Danish sculptor    
Bertel Thorvaldsen.
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Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci,built after 1826. The entrance...

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...

Flower vase in the courtyard of Charlottenhof Palace.
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Flower vase in the courtyard of Charlottenhof Palace.

Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia,     
the "Grosse Kurfuerst" (Great Elector), founder of     
Prussian absolutism (1620-1688). Around the base       
four prisoners.                                        
Bronze (1697)
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Equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, the "Grosse Kurfuerst" (...

The Neptune Cave in the gardens of Hellbrunn           
Palace. Fountain with Neptune statue, a mask spouting  
water, and two sea-horses. Water can be made to fall   
from the ceiling by using a lever (1613-1615).
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The Neptune Cave in the gardens of Hellbrunn Palace. Fountain with Ne...

Statue of seated girl with cornucopia of flowers,      
Eszterhaza Palace, Hungary. The Palace of the          
Esterhazy-Family was built for Prince Nicholas         
(1760-1766). Joseph Haydn was court musician to        
the prince.
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Statue of seated girl with cornucopia of flowers, Eszterhaza Palace, Hunga...

Geese on the lawn behind the Villa La Barbariga,       
built in various stages during the 17th.               
See also 14-02-06/1-20
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Geese on the lawn behind the Villa La Barbariga, built in various stages...

Ornites, the "room of the birds" in Villa Kerylos,     
model of a Greek villa around 450 BCE, built by French 
art-historian and archaeologist Theodore Reinach, 1905.
The room is dedicated to Hera and her favourite bird,  
the peacock. See also 14-02-06/30-41
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Ornites, the "room of the birds" in Villa Kerylos, model of a Greek villa a...