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Charlottenhof: the Prince, the Gardener, the Architect and the Writer

Charlottenhof: the Prince, the Gardener, the Architect and the Writer One of the delights of scholarship is the wealth of information and exegesis that is attached even to the smallest and apparently most modest subject. The Charlottenhof, a very small building conversion executed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel between 1826 and 1835 is a case in point. Although modest in its dimensions, the Charlottenhof reveals the enormous abilities of the great Prussian architect. Its quality was acknowledged from the moment of its completion. Shortly after Schinkel’s death, the anonymous author of a text on the Charlottenhof noted: In an intimate relation with the gardens of Sanssouci, which it abuts, the Charlottenhof forms a pleasant contrast in its deft originality and its wealth of intellect and fantasy, to the old, venerable woodland of the famous palace. It is a project of high artistic significance, for it is the forerunner of a new development in the treatment of our pleasure grounds and the architecture that goes with them. Without doubt the Charlottenhof claims first place in the context of Potsdam, when one considers both its gentle, idyllic nature and the purity and beauty of its built form. It is a delightful echo of those magnificent creations that the Roman statesmen summoned into being with such extraordinary pomp, in order to enjoy the peace of the countryside, far removed from their working lives. The Charlottenhof now stands as a sign of our King’s noble love of art, and as a monument to Schinkel’s great mastery. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Architectural History Cambridge University Press

Charlottenhof: the Prince, the Gardener, the Architect and the Writer

Architectural History , Volume 43: 23 – Apr 11, 2016
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Copyright © Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain 2000
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One of the delights of scholarship is the wealth of information and exegesis that is attached even to the smallest and apparently most modest subject. The Charlottenhof, a very small building conversion executed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel between 1826 and 1835 is a case in point. Although modest in its dimensions, the Charlottenhof reveals the enormous abilities of the great Prussian architect. Its quality was acknowledged from the moment of its completion. Shortly after Schinkel’s death, the anonymous author of a text on the Charlottenhof noted: In an intimate relation with the gardens of Sanssouci, which it abuts, the Charlottenhof forms a pleasant contrast in its deft originality and its wealth of intellect and fantasy, to the old, venerable woodland of the famous palace. It is a project of high artistic significance, for it is the forerunner of a new development in the treatment of our pleasure grounds and the architecture that goes with them. Without doubt the Charlottenhof claims first place in the context of Potsdam, when one considers both its gentle, idyllic nature and the purity and beauty of its built form. It is a delightful echo of those magnificent creations that the Roman statesmen summoned into being with such extraordinary pomp, in order to enjoy the peace of the countryside, far removed from their working lives. The Charlottenhof now stands as a sign of our King’s noble love of art, and as a monument to Schinkel’s great mastery.

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Published: Apr 11, 2016

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