Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg
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The Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg is a palace in the northern part of the Neuer Garten park in Potsdam
, Germany
, atop Pfingstberg
mountain. It was commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm IV and is only one part of an originally substantially more extensive building project. The twin-towered building was modelled on of Italian Renaissance
architechture, and it was built between 1847 and 1863 with an interuption from 1852 till 1860. From sketches of from the king, the architechts Ludwig Persius
, Friedrich August Stüler
and Ludwig Ferdinand Hessian drew up details plans. The garden architect Peter Joseph Lenné
was responsible for the design of the grounds.
The building fell into disrepair, but was repaired between 1988 and 2005 by a group of local residents. Today, the belvedere is open for tourists.
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, atop Pfingstberg
Pfingstberg (Potsdam)
Pfingstberg is a hill in Brandenburg, Germany. The Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg sits atop the hill....
mountain. It was commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm IV and is only one part of an originally substantially more extensive building project. The twin-towered building was modelled on of Italian Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
architechture, and it was built between 1847 and 1863 with an interuption from 1852 till 1860. From sketches of from the king, the architechts Ludwig Persius
Ludwig Persius
Friedrich Ludwig Persius was a Prussian architect and a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel....
, Friedrich August Stüler
Friedrich August Stüler
Friedrich August Stüler was an influential Prussian architect and builder. His masterwork is the Neues Museum in Berlin, as well as the dome of the triumphal arch of the main portal of the Berliner Stadtschloss.-Life:...
and Ludwig Ferdinand Hessian drew up details plans. The garden architect Peter Joseph Lenné
Peter Joseph Lenné
Peter Joseph Lenné was a Prussian gardener and landscape architect from Bonn who worked in the German classicist style.-Childhood and development:...
was responsible for the design of the grounds.
The building fell into disrepair, but was repaired between 1988 and 2005 by a group of local residents. Today, the belvedere is open for tourists.