Charlottenhof Palace

Charlottenhof Palace was the summer residence of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (1795-1861), in 1840 King Frederick William IV of Prussia. It is located southwest of Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, and is under the administration of the Foundation for Prussian Palaces and Gardens in Berlin -Brandenburg.

History

The park area Charlottenhof with changing building dates back to the 18th century. After several changes of ownership, Frederick William III bought. (1770-1840), the area that bordered the south of Sanssouci Park and gave it to Christmas 1825 his son Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and his wife Elisabeth Ludovica of Bavaria.

The crown prince commissioned the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel with the remodeling of an existing manor house on this site. With Economical Means of remodeling 1826-1829 was performed. Schinkel, assisted by his student Ludwig Persius, put on the foundation walls of the old house a small palace in classical style, modeled after Roman villas.

With own design drawings of the artistically gifted Crown Prince participated in the design of palace and park. He himself called his summer palace " Siam", according to the understanding of the time "the land of the free" and himself jokingly " Siam -house architect ".

Officially, the palace and park were named Charlottenhof. The eponym was Maria Charlotte von Gentzkow, the wife of a Lord Chamberlain and 1790-1794 owner of the goods.

Architectural interior design

Inside the establishment of the ten rooms is obtained or original for the most part. The furniture was mostly designed by Schinkel and is characterized by simple, cultured bourgeoisie.

Noteworthy is the different theming of any room in terms of material and color that goes so far that even the doors are treated very differently from each side. The original rooms of the palace is designed in the manner of the Roman general Tents Tent Room. The ceiling and walls are covered with blue and white striped wallpaper. From the same pattern are the curtains and canopy-like overhangs and ceilings of the field beds. The room served as a bedroom for ladies and guests.

Blue and white can also be found on all shutters of the lock back and is an allusion to the origin of Bavarian Crown Princess Elisabeth.

The tent rooms housed in the summer months between the 1835-40 and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, who was at the invitation of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm at Potsdam.

Park Charlottenhof

With the design of the park Charlottenhof the garden architect Hermann Sello was commissioned with the assistance of Peter Joseph. The park is considered a milestone in the history of gardens, because he included the first time extensive geometric, then called " Italian", known as lots in the landscape context. At least these games are due to personal designs of Italy enthusiasts Crown Prince.

The park was sent to the old Park Sanssouci from the time of Frederick the Great connected. The originally flat and swampy terrain in places, was transformed into an English landscape garden, whose main elements are tree, grass and water. Irrigation was with water from the river Havel, which requires a water line and a private power house were built. Erwin Albert Barth later held the nacelle, the pond and bridges in the park in drawings.

As of 1836, the Hippodrome, which is surrounded by a grove originated west of the castle building. In 1840, behind a pheasant was, according to plans by Friedrich Ludwig Persius. The area around the pheasant got a forest -like character by Lenne. The roads in this area are suitable for quiet and contemplative walks.

Between 1960 and 1980, stood in the middle of the Hippodrome the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great.

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Charlottenhof in the park Sanssouci

Charlottenhof; Gallery on the outside area

Charlottenhof; Gallery and park

Park Charlottenhof overlooking the New Palace

Park Charlottenhof

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Pergola in the Charlottenhof

Pheasantry in Park Charlottenhof