Charlottenhof

Very short history:

• A first building already existed here in the times of Frederic II.
• In 1825 Frederic Willhelm give the little palace to Frederic II. as a Christmas gift. He, who always dreamt of Italy orderd his architects to rebuild the house in the style of the "Villa Albani" near Rome.
• In front of the building the so called "machine pond" was build.
 
 

 
• The interior design was held in a clasic styling, away from overwhelming imigary of the Rokoko.
• Unusual is the dubbel bed, as most kings had to marry because of political reasons. Frederic Wilhelm however had married out of love.
• Another interesting feature is the "beduine tent" (Beduinenzelt) which was an homage to Alexander von Humbold, who once was a guest in this house.

                
 

From here, you could go to the Neue Palais and the Roman Baths.    Back to the main page