Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam: close-up of the carved figure of Atlas and a caryatid adorning the south or garden facade
Architect/Designer | Glume, Friedrich Christian (1714-1752) |
| Knobelsdorff, Georg Wenzeslaus von (1699-1753) |
Artist/Photographer | Hance, Dennis |
Country | Germany |
City | Potsdam |
Subject Date | 1747 |
Image Date | 2003 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Rococo |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | DHG1372 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Dennis Hance / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Cornices ; Decorative stonework ; Caryatids ; Palaces ; Sculpture |
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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