Hartmut Dorgerloh Knihy

Die Hohenzollern-Schlösser in Berlin, Potsdam und der Mark Brandenburg dokumentieren eine fast 400-jährige Tradition höfischer Kultur. Vorgestellt werden die königlichen Residenzen, Lustschlösser und Parkanlagen, die sich heute in der Obhut der Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg befinden und die großteils unmittelbar nach der Wiedervereinigung in die Welterbeliste der UNESCO aufgenommen wurden.

The book introduces all buildings of the Prussian kings that the Stiftung Preußischer Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg is in charge of today. Its central parts, the palaces and gardens in Berlin and Potsdam were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1990. The palaces of the House of Hohenzollern in Berlin, Potsdam and Brandenburg are evidence of a tradition of courtly culture lasting almost 400 years. During this time the Prussian electors and kings had their residences built by the finest architects, decorated by the best artists and their gardens laid out by the most excellent garden designers of their time. The laying of the cornerstone of Grunewald Hunting Lodge, in 1542, marked the beginning of royal building activity and the completion of Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, in 1917, marked its end. Among the architects were such outstanding personalities as Nering, Knobelsdorff, Büring, Gontard, Langhans, Schinkel and Persius. Godeau, Eyserbeck and Lenné were among the garden designers. The building activities were concentrated on Berlin and later Potsdam, as a second seat of power, and on the surrounding Brandenburg Marches.

I principi brandeburghesi-prussiani ornavano le loro residenze con castelli e parchi rappresentativi, impiegando gli architetti ed artisti più illustri dell'epoca. I Castelli dei Hohenzollern a Berlino, Potsdam e nel Brandeburgo documentano una tradizione di cultura cortigiana di quasi quattrocento anni, cominciando con la posa della prima pietra del Jagdschloss Grunewald nel 1542 fino al Castello Cecilienhof a Potsdam, completato nel 1917. Tra gli architetti si trovavano delle capacità come il Nering, Knobelsdorff, Büring, Gontard, Langhans, Schinkel e il Persius, e tra i giardinieri uomini come il Godeau, Eyserbeck e Lenné. Il centro dell' attività edilizia si trovava prima a Berlino, poi a Potsdam come seconda residenza e nel Brandeburgo. Oggi le residenze dei rei prussiani, di cui quelli più importanti dal 1990 fanno parte del Patrimonio Mondiale della UNESCO, sono in custodia della Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg.

Stiftung Preussischer Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg. Includes coloured maps on the lining papers.