Sanssouci
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/4052
- Note
- "Sanssouci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it too is notable for the numerous temples and follies in the park. The palace was designed/built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1745 and 1747 to fulfill King Frederick´s need for a private residence where he could relax away from the pomp and ceremony of the Berlin court. The palace´s name emphasises this; it is a French phrase (sans souci), which translates as "without concerns", meaning "without worries" or "carefree", symbolising that the palace was a place for relaxation rather than a seat of power. The name in past times reflected a play on words, with the insertion of a comma visible between the words Sans and Souci, viz. Sans, Souci. Kittsteiner theorizes that this could be a philosophical play on words, meaning "without a worry/concern" or it could be some secret personal message which nobody has interpreted, left to posterity by Frederick II." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.01.2020)
- Latitude
- 52.403255462646
- Longitude
- 13.038625717163
- Elevation
- 40
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Potsdam - Neues Palais, Musikzimmer
Zweiseitig bedruckte Karte im...
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Image: Museum Wolmirstedt - RR-F -
Terrasse und Weinberg von Sanssouci von Norden, im Hintergrund die Stadt Potsdam
Im Vordergrund der Ansicht...
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Image: Potsdam Museum - Forum für Kunst und Geschichte - CC BY-NC-SA -
Die Orangerie
Der Maler, Zeichner,...
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Image: Potsdam Museum - Forum für Kunst und Geschichte - CC BY-NC-SA -
Gärtnerwohnung in Charlottenhof bei Potsdam
Eigentlich ist der Titel des...
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Image: Potsdam Museum - Forum für Kunst und Geschichte - CC BY-NC-SA -
Das Belvedere auf dem Klausberg
Offenbar benutzte ein...
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Image: Potsdam Museum - Forum für Kunst und Geschichte - CC BY-NC-SA
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