Gartenpavillon
Potsdam is a city of palaces and gardens. Within Park Sanssouci, its renowned landscape, stands the Gartenpavillon, a garden pavilion that carries a king's taste for the exotic. Built between 1755 and 1764, it follows ideas of Frederick the Great, with Johann Gottfried Büring as its architect. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and it took shape under the same king's reign.
The pavilion's style is chinoiserie, a fashion of the eighteenth century that combines East Asian architecture with Rococo ornamental features. Decoration covers the surfaces, with artistic paintings and elaborate stucco work. The floor plan adds its own twist: it traces the shape of a cloverleaf.
Anyone exploring the cultural heritage of Potsdam finds a popular stop here, and the serene surroundings complete the setting. The detail that stays is the gilded monkeys set into the stucco. They have looked out from the ornament since the 1760s.
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