Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam: detail of the jovial sculptural figures supporting an architrave on the south or garden facade

RIBA Ref No RIBA15955

Architect/Designer	Glume, Friedrich Christian (1714-1752)
	Knobelsdorff, Georg Wenzeslaus von (1699-1753)
Artist/Photographer	Smith, Edwin (1912-1971)
Country	Germany
City	Potsdam
Subject Date	1747
Image Date	1960
View	Exterior
Style	Rococo
Medium	Photoprint
Library Reference	ESP/GER/116 (ES7349)
Orientation	Portrait
Colour Info	Black and white
Credit	Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections
Subject	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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