Tod, Glück und Ruhm in Sanssouci Ein Führer durch die Gartenwelt Friedrichs des Großen

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Texts by: Prof. Dr. Marcus Köhler, Adrian von Buttlar Edited by: Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg Foreword: Hartmut Dorgerloh German April 2012, 160 Pages, 110 Ills. Softcover 200mm x 121mm
ISBN: 978-3-7757-3314-4
| The key to understanding the concept behind the world-famous garden

Frederick the Great as a gardener? That is something new. In fact, however, under Frederick’s idiosyncratic guidance, the garden at Sanssouci became a mirror of his personal and political roles. Paths, plantings, architecture, and sculptures express his notions of death, happiness, and fame. Frederick used famous forms of mythological representation, as well as mysterious allegorical allusions and emblematic references. The “axis of knowledge” defined his Prussian Arcadia as the best of all possible worlds, where the “philosopher of Sanssouci” and his friends devoted themselves to the arts and sciences. The “axis of power,” on the other hand, represents his fame and ambition as a European monarch who legitimized his rule not only via the Hohenzoller and Orange dynasties, but also through the tradition of the pharaohs, the Roman emperors, and Louis XIV, the Sun King.