Schloss Caputh

Schloss Caputh stands beside the Templiner See in Germany, with an ochre facade and three early-Baroque wings. Dutch influences shape its early-Baroque architecture and balanced three-winged form. Built from 1662, the palace became a summer residence under Electress Dorothea Sophie between 1671 and 1684. Guests once arrived by boat at the curved staircase beside the lake. Inside, stucco decoration, painted ceilings by Gericke and Terwesten, historic furniture, and porcelain present courtly interiors. The famous Tile Hall anchors the palace’s interior. Around 1720, King Frederick William the First commissioned blue-and-white Dutch tiles for its walls and vaulted ceiling. Blue-and-white Dutch tiles cover its walls and vaulted ceiling. Formal rooms preserve the former electress’s quarters, while terraces and chestnut trees lead through the park toward the water. The palace survived wartime destruction and later restoration. The restored palace presents its courtly interiors as a museum beside the Templiner See, with history visible throughout its rooms.