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Chamber at Oranienburg Palace. Ornate objects and table silver from the era of the Great Elector, Frederick III/I, and Frederick William I produced by leading goldsmiths in Berlin and Augsburg are displayed [...] the Younger for Frederick II. Silver objects from Frederick William II are exhibited, as well as the table centerpieces and tableware designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel for Frederick William III and Prince [...] remaining objects of the Prussian crown jewels, including the crowns and imperial insignias, and Frederick the Great’s collection of opulent snuff boxes (on loan from the House of Hohenzollern). What was left

Christine (1715 – 1797). Concerts and lectures will be dedicated to the life and work of Frederick the Great’s little-known wife. The court life of the queen will be commemorated with a presentation in

his new State Council. He clearly and symbolically intended to claim the legacy of King Frederick II – “the Great” ‒ for himself. In spring 1933, as Minister President of Prussia, he reorganized the Prussian [...] morning before, Prussian Minister President Hermann Göring had laid a laurel wreath on the tomb of Frederick II in the Garnisonkirche (Garrison Church) in Potsdam. Göring paid tribute to the Prussian king

Bank for the landscape park at Glienicke, which had come to the bank from the estate of Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia, who died in 1931. For propaganda purposes, Lippert opened Glienicke Park as [...] family tradition”, Lippert openly threatened them with compulsory expropriation. Consequently, the great grandson of Prince Carl sold the palace and the hunting lodge in 1939 – likewise far below their actual

been used as the summer residence of the Prussian queen, Elisabeth Christine, the wife of Frederick the Great. The Gorbachevs were the palace’s last state visitors. Gorbachev’s political course towards

Sanssouci Palace Potsdam, Sanssouci Park Frederick the Great chose this “desolate hill” by Potsdam for its attractive location and fine view. As the name “Sans souci” (or “without a care”) on the garden [...] Knobelsdorff to specifications by the King. The middle consists of two magnificent halls, with Frederick’s apartments to the east and guest rooms to the west. The King received chosen guests at his famous [...] side tracts – the kitchen and the Ladies’ Wing – acquired their present form in 1840–1842 under Frederick William IV. The drawings were by Ludwig Persius. The west (or “ladies’”) wing was intended as “lodging

for the catalogues of the exhibition Friederisiko, commemorating the 300th anniversary of Frederick the Great’s birth. Producing the 304 photographs for the Collection Catalogue of Frederician Silks was

for the catalogues of the exhibition Friederisiko, commemorating the 300th anniversary of Frederick the Great’s birth. Producing the 304 photographs for the Collection Catalogue of Frederician Silks was

an important focus. Objects of particular merit include the Prussian crown insignia and Frederick the Great’s opulent snuff boxes. The Metal Conservation Department also looks after a notable inventory

of source material that has been expanded since its inception (1762–63) during the reign of Frederick the Great. The KPM Archive contains more than 46,000 objects that fall into the categories of template

built as a garden pavilion with painted Italian landscapes in the Pompeiian style in 1846 for King Frederick William IV, according to designs by Ludwig Persius; and the restoration and reconstruction of the [...] calculations, service specifications, and quality and cost controls are regular job components. The great variety of objects and materials necessitates an interdisciplinary working approach spanning spec

For some years, many studies have concentrated on the 18th century, primarily on the era of Frederick the Great. Research also focuses on the cultural legacy of the monarchy in the modern age. Investigative