This collection, one of the largest of its kind in Europe, is divided into two sections: ornate candelabras and luminaria. The approximately 1,900 artistically designed chandeliers, wall sconces and t
Berlin The 55-hectare Charlottenburg Palace Garden is Berlin’s leading historical garden monument, the baroque parterre having been recreated, in a free interpretation of the original, after the damag
Frederick William, the Elector of Brandenburg, is shown seated upon his horse like a god, with his head held high and no stirrups. This statue once stood on the bridge known as the Lange Brücke (now R
There are several pairs of figures carrying candelabras among the 54 sandstone sculptures that ornament the balustrades on the side of the New Palace facing the garden: Romans and Teutons, as well as
Not far from Potsdam, on the south bank of the Havel, lies the little country residence of Caputh, which has served both electors and kings. The early baroque palace is the only palace from the age of
This portrait by Antoine Pesne, dated 1714, depicts a royal brother and sister, five-year-old Wilhelmine and three-year-old Frederick, later Frederick II. They are standing next to a triumphal arch. T
In 1681, Otto Friedrich Graf von der Groeben (1656‒1728) entered into the service of the “Great Elector”, Frederick William of Brandenburg (1620‒1688). Before taking up this position, he had travelled
As court painter to the Prussian kings, Antoine Pesne painted portraits of many members of the royal household. This includes the two children he depicted against a garden backdrop, a Prussian prince
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Mission and Objectives The Prussian palaces and gardens in Berlin and Brandenburg are central testimonia of European culture, and a large number of these sites are protected as UNESCO World Heritage.
In December 1990, just two months after the German reunification, the palaces and gardens of Potsdam and Berlin became UNESCO World Heritage Sites. As a cultural landscape of international standing, t
