Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam: the south or garden facade adorned with sculptural figures
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA27493 |
| Architect/Designer | Glume, Friedrich Christian (1714-1752)
Knobelsdorff, Georg Wenzeslaus von (1699-1753)
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| Artist/Photographer | Hance, Dennis
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| Country | Germany |
| City | Potsdam |
| Subject Date | 1747 |
| Image Date | 2003 |
| View | Exterior |
| Style | Baroque |
| Medium | 35mm Transparency |
| Library Reference | DHG1370 |
| Orientation | Landscape |
| Colour / B&W |
Colour |
| Credit |
Dennis Hance / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
Sanssouci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. Built above a terraced vineyard in 1745-1747, it is essentially a single-storey villa, containing ten principal rooms. The sculptural decorations were created by Friedrich Christian Glume.
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Subject tags
decorative stonework, palaces, caryatids