Arolsen Castle
The Residenz Schloss Arolsen has a castle in Bad Arolsen in Waldeck -Frankenberg district in northern Hesse ( Germany ). The castle was built as a three-wing facility, which is followed by an English garden. The main architectural element is a vast Rondell.
- 3.1 Park
- 3.2 outbuildings
History
Predecessor
1131 is mentioned for the first time on the occasion of the foundation of the Augustinian convent Aroldessen the Kirchdorf Arolsen (or was still " Aroldessen "). As with many castles and the predecessor of today's residential palace was a monastery. From 1526 to 1530 it was used by Count Philip III. repealed by Waldeck -Eisenberg and secularized and then rebuilt by him to the castle. This castle and the remains of the monastery were finally removed in 1710.
Construction and history of the new castle
At the same place built architect Julius Ludwig Roth Because the Elder. modeled on Versailles from 1710 to 1728 for the Count Friedrich Anton Ulrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont, the new lock. 1712 the Earl was raised to the hereditary prince. Buoyed by this survey covered the main work of the building complex at Arolsen in the years 1713-1722. Helping the exterior with the two gables of the courtyard and then in 1720 the garden was completed in 1719. On September 13, 1720 attracted Friedrich Anton Ulrich and his wife, Louise of Zweibrücken- Birkenfeld, in the castle. Only in 1725 the inner and outer Ehrenhofflügel were built with enclosure and guard houses.
After completion of the main building in 1728 the establishment, equipment and furnishing lasted for several decades, until the castle was finally handed over its use. From 1732 to 1733 the " Cansteinsche palace " was built ( it was in 1818 bought by the city Arolsen ). 1728 Karl von Waldeck reigning prince; He left the two apartments of Prince and Princess remodel. 1740 the rooms were still equipped baroque inside the West Wing, but after 1746 the audience room of the Princess was set up in more contemporary Rococo style. 1751 the music room was remodeled, and finally were in 1745 (? ) Expanded the two wings in the attic. From 1749 to 1758 the stables and from 1755 to 1761, the government of Friedrich Franz Roth Because this year was built. From 1763 to 1778 the nearby " New Castle " was completed. From 1809 to 1811 by architect Theodor Escher country the "Great Hall" set up.
Library
Built in 1840, The " Princely Waldecksche Court Library " today contains nearly all the relevant literature in the 18th century of knowledge. The emphasis of the collection is universal, geography, history, literature and militaria. Ground floor of the library were the 400 works, manuscripts, and prints at the abolition of the point near Arolsen Augustinian Canons Volkhardinghausen went over to the House of Waldeck in 1576. The library currently has a stock of 35,000 volumes, which are spread over five rooms. In addition, there are 300 maps, 500 copper engravings and several thousand individual stitches in the library.
On 2 August 1858, later Queen of the Netherlands, Emma of Waldeck- Pyrmont, born in Arolsen Castle.
Financial and constitutional consequences
The palace claimed the public finances of the small Principality excessively. After the founding of the German Waldeck was so in debt that it could not afford the contributions to the federal government. Therefore, the Parliament forced the Akzessionsvertrag 1867 with Prussia, which Waldeck lost much of its autonomy.
The last reigning prince, Friedrich von Waldeck is edged by an ultimatum of who had traveled from Kassel Workers and Soldiers' Council on 13 November 1918. The negotiations on the division of property and the whereabouts of the royal family lasted until 1929. They ended with the establishment of the " Waldeck Domanialverwaltung ", a self- operation of the present-day district Waldeck -Frankenberg, which took over most of the forest and the princely palaces. In return, the royal family a beneficial interest at Arolsen Castle, the outbuildings and some agricultural land has been given and leave a forestry office. To maintain and the maintenance of the castle Inventares and art collections, a nonprofit family foundation was established.
Current usage
2009, ongoing since 1987 renovation and restoration work has been completed. The castle is now a museum and is still inhabited by the descendants of the royal family. The museum exhibitions and concerts. During the summer months, the Bad Arolsen Baroque Festival will be listed on the castle. The west wing is the major in German-speaking library Adolf Brehm.
Interior decoration
The baroque staircase, the Garden Room and the Great Hall are the dominant representation spaces. Inside, the ceilings are ornately furnished with baroque stucco work by the employee Julius Ludwig Roth Weil Elder Andrea Gallasini. The ceiling paintings from 1721 to 1722 come from the Italian painter Carlo Lodovico Castelli. 1721 made the Kassler painter Magnus de Quittter to the lintels for the room and the Crown Prince Palatine room. Sculptures by Christian Daniel Rauch, Rietschel and Alexander Trippel decorate the rooms. The living rooms are furnished with valuable Dutch tapestries, furniture and paintings from the 18th century. In Arolsen Castle but are also works of Heinrich Aldegrever, Martin van Meytens, Ziessens and Heinrich and Friedrich August Tischbein. Most important painting is the work of Iphigenia recognizes Orestes by Wilhelm Tischbein. About the Garden Room of the White Hall is located with surrounding gallery. In a wing there is an extensive library with old historic bedeutsamem book collection, and a rich historical graphic collection. In Arolsen Castle also an extensive collection issued by iron art castings.
Environment
Park
The castle belonging to the French garden no longer exists in its completeness. Stylistically purely in French garden architecture, the small circular boxwood Rondell has been preserved at the main entrance. 1992 showed Jeff Koons parallel to documenta IX in his work " Puppy ", a twelve -meter high "Doggie ", consisting of 17,000 flowers, in the circular boxwood Rondell. The residential palace then divided, according to modistischen changes, an English garden with pond from the 18th century. Among the garden ark tectonic design elements include a still almost completely preserved old avenue at Schloss pond.
Outbuildings
The castle features a farmyard with orangery, a nursery and a 1819-1824 created by Theodor Escher riding hall.