Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam: a trellised gazebo in the ornamental garden
Architect/Designer | Knobelsdorff, Georg Wenzeslaus von (1699-1753) |
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | Germany |
City | Potsdam |
Subject Date | 1747 |
Image Date | 1960 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Rococo |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/GER/130 (ES1596.1) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Decorative ironwork ; Garden buildings ; Palaces ; Sculpture |
NOTES: Sanssouci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, built in 1745-1747 to designs by the Prussian aristocrat and architect, Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdoff. The creation of the Park, organised around several buildings, began soon after the completion of the palace.
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