Gaussig House

The Gaußig castle is located in the municipality of Doberman -Gaußig in the district of Bautzen. Set amid beautiful countryside, south by the Great Picho, lies the 30 -hectare landscape park in the English style. Castle, Orangery, church, rectory and manor are the center of Gaußig.

History

In 1245 a manor was first mentioned. 1696 Major General and Colonel Rudolph of Neitschuetz with Gaußig enfeoffed who built in the Baroque style and in 1700 with his wife Ursula, the present castle. From 1747 to 1750, the new owner Heinrich Graf von Brühl made ​​to plans by the architect Johann Christoph Oberland Knöffel create a Baroque garden from which the round pavilion and the channel are obtained. The rehabilitation of the partially ruined pavilions was initiated by the present owners in 2009.

From 1750 to 1766 the castle was Gaußig owned by Hermann Carl Graf von Keyserling, the Russian envoy at the court of Saxony. In 1766 it was bought by Peter Riaucour, which it in 1768 to his son, Count Andreas von Riaucour, Saxon ambassador at the court in Mannheim Kurpfälzer inherited. In 1800, the park received on behalf of his daughter Henriette Countess of sound Riaucour, probably with the participation of chief master builder Christian Friedrich Schuricht and Lord Findlater, his preserved to this day landscaping. The castle was remodeled by Schuricht Palladian Classicism: Putzquaderung to the projections, lion heads and Stoffgehänge in the lunette, etc. This period also saw the redesign of the entrance area ( porch with Ionic columns ), garden room with Hermen as the carrier of it is roofed fall to the side doors.

In 1880 the cemetery complex was built in 1894 and the chapel was built. 1907, the library was grown on the south side and remodeled several rooms. 1945, the property was expropriated and subsequently used by the Red Army and a short time by the CDU. As early as 1946 got the former TH Dresden Castle as a convalescent home for their teachers by the state government of Saxony passed. From 1951 on, was also the park owned by the Technical University of Dresden. Building and parking could be preserved from decay by the constant use and conservation measures.

In 2005, the palace and park Gaußig property of the family of Andreas Graf von Brühl -Pohl. For over three years, the castle was renovated and restored to serve now as a hotel and seat of the family in Saxony.

Interior

Vestibule

The room was rebuilt around 1800. The changes included the repainting of the Baroque wall painting (seen in the southern transition ) by a typical time for the so-called Saxon tender green. By the breakdown into eight Ionic columns, the double flight of steps was reduced to one. The open circle eye see the view from the upper floor and should sympathize with the Roman architectural style. Elegant is also the solution to the exposure of the intermediate landing, the stairs.

Fireplace Room

The fireplace room is now used as early as the living room. At about 1870, the space in the Neo-Renaissance style was reshaped and is still located in its original condition. Typical of the time, for example, the oak paneling. The wall color was applied during the last renovation to old findings again and also the current chair of the family von Brühl -Pohl date from the period around 1870. Hang here painting by Heinrich Graf von Brühl and his wife Frances ( née Countess Kolowrat Krakowsky ) and other paintings from the 17th century.

Prints and Drawings / Print Room

The entrance hall to the library is characterized by its 77 engravings, which consists predominantly of England (18th century) come from. Especially is also the very well preserved tiled stove from 1818 with an octagonal floor plan.

Library

It is known that the library until 1907 housed in a room on the first floor of the castle and was probably strictly systematic, separated by format, set, analogous to an applied around 1800 handwritten catalog. After conversion and extension of the castle involved the library in 1907 their current home. With the move was associated with great certainty a reorganization of the stocks. The quest for an objective order can be seen. In the painting above the fireplace is a part of the hunting scenes painted by Johann Christian Klengel.

The book collection of 7500 books from the 17th to the 19th century survived as a whole to 1999 on its original site, after which he went in the course of repossession moving inventory to the family sound Riaucour. About the current whereabouts of a lack of reliable information.

Poolroom

This space is still used again as a billiard room. It hung with paintings by Karl Hofmann ( Austrian painter, 1852-1926 ) and it is a neo-Baroque fireplace with door in Art Nouveau style in the room.

Mirror Hall / garden room

The hall of mirrors charmed by his wonderful paintings and stucco works that were performed in 1800 in the classical style. Architectural elements such as columns or Hermenpilaster come to the fore. The garden windows respond to large mirrors.

Dining room

To create the current proportions, was probably removed a partition in 1870. The fireplace was reconstructed by Graf von Brühl according to old photographs again in the classical style. The seating was based on models of a design by Robert Adam ( Scottish architect a classicist, lived from 1728 to 1792 ) for lock Osterley Park (west of London) made ​​. The buffet is a replica of a classical piece by about 1900. In the showcases are several Delft lidded vases from the 18th to the 19th centuries as well as splendor Mug from 1804 until 1870.

• Paintings south side. Portrait of Karl Heinrich von Gfug ( Saxon Major General ) painted by Louis de Sylvestre, 1730 This picture once hung on the King Stone.
• Paintings west side: pastoral scenes of Joseph Roos (1728-1805) from 1750 ( original inventory of the castle of Count Heinrich von Brühl).
• Painting east side: Portrait of Ursula von Neitschuetz, the builder of the castle around 1700, and lintels of about 1790 from the first floor of the castle ( original inventory).
• Painting North side: Portrait of Hans Moritz Graf von Brühl from the line Martinskirchen (born 1736 as the son of Frederick William, the brother of the Saxon Prime Minister ).

Porcelain cabinet

Another area which is still in the original condition of the Neo-Renaissance is the china cabinet. Together with the chapel of this room remodeled in 1894. On the walls there are 154 Delft tiles and plates originating from the 17th century. Chinese porcelain plate from the 16th century hanging on the ceiling.

Upper vestibule

There are important hunting scene paintings in the upper vestibule, which have been painted around 1800 for the castle Gaußig by Johann Christian Klengel ( 1751-1824 ).

Chapel

Built in 1894 as neoromanischer central building with gable roofs. The plans were drawn by Father Leander helmet Ling and brother Clemens from Emmaus Benedictine monastery in Prague. They are linked to the early Christian iconography in the sense of Beuronese art school. The chapel consists of an octagonal central tower with a tent roof and roof turret with a lantern. The mosaic in the tympanum above the portal shows Christ blessing. The cruciform interior consists of simple cross vaults, circulating frieze with foliage and a Tromp dome. Stained-glass windows from the building time have geometric and ornamental motifs. To the east, the apse whose portal is accented by eight marble columns and the table altar is made of marble with gilt and Tabernacle. Here was formerly the famous winged altar from 1471, which was originally in the Protestant church of St. Martin until it was rebuilt in 1874 by Carl August Schramm. The interior was renovated in 2011 for several months by the family and re-consecrated in a thank worship on 3rd Advent.

Landscape Park

The park covers 30 hectares and is the largest landscaped park in Saxony in private ownership. In 1800 the Park ( from 1812 chief master builder at the Saxon court ) received on behalf of Henriette Countess of sound Riaucour probably with the participation of chief master builder Christian Friedrich Schuricht and Lord Findlater ( 1747-1811 ), his preserved to this day landscaping. Extensive lawns with huge trees and groups of trees solitaire bounded by high forest, magnificent rhododendrons and watercourses. The rhododendrons are from the range of the gardener Seidel, who bred the first suitable for Saxony species and are of approximately 1840-1870. Of the original a purpose-built by Heinrich Graf von Brühl round pavilion at the former water axis are obtained. This was rebuilt by the family in 2010. Similarly, there is a square pavilion in the sightline of the former entrance to the castle. It dates from the period around 1800. The Swan Pond, the crucifix - oak and marked by family members areas Karlsruhe, Adams, Andreas Teich, Andreas Moritz and Park ( next crucifix oak) are also obtained. A small water flows through the park and " cheers the mind by his cheerful gurgle " ( Saxon Garden Art 1814). Gorgeous vistas within the park and in the surrounding countryside, the vast network of trails as well as many dendrological treasures (eg, one of the largest tulip trees of Saxony ) make Gaußig one of the most beautiful landscape parks in Upper Lusatia, which is worth seeing for Rhododendron.