Schloss Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg
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Do you know the New Pavilion, built by the famous architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel? Do you know what lies hidden in Schustehruspark?
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Text sources and picture credits
Text sources and picture credits
All texts researched, written, and edited (unless otherwise indicated) by:
Berliner Forum für Geschichte und Gegenwart (bfgg), Monica Geyler, Reinhard von Bernus
introduction
Charlottenburg Palace
Picture credits:
1. Friedrich Wilhelm Weidemann: Queen Sophie Charlotte circa 1701, n.y., Jörg P. Anders, Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg - SPSG F0017774
2. Schneider, J. F.: Plan of Berlin, 1798, TU Darmstadt, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication, http://tudigit.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/show/Sp_Berlin_1798/0001
Charlottenburg Palace
Picture credits:
1. Friedrich Wilhelm Weidemann: Queen Sophie Charlotte circa 1701, n.y., Jörg P. Anders, Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg - SPSG F0017774
2. Schneider, J. F.: Plan of Berlin, 1798, TU Darmstadt, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication, http://tudigit.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/show/Sp_Berlin_1798/0001
most visited
Seven generations of artistic appreciation
Picture credits:
1. The Porcelain Room in the Old Palace, 1999, N.N., Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg SPSG F0029923
2. Antoine Pesne: Friedrich II. circa 1745, n.y., N.N., Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg - SPSG GK I 51018
3. Floor plan of Charlottenburg Palace, 1905, Wilhelm Gundlach, Geschichte der Stadt Charlottenburg / im Auftr. des Magistrats, Verlag Julius Springer
Showplace of royal garden design
Picture credits:
1. The “English“ section of the palace gardens, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. View of the baroque palace gardens, n.y., N.N., Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg - SPSG F0018553
Berggruen and Scharf-Gerstenberg Collections
Picture credits:
1. Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Carceri d'Invenzione, The Drawbridge - 1760, n.y., N.N., bpk 00099618
2. Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. Museum Berggruen, 2013, Hans Christian Krass, bpk 00102428
Bröhan Museum
Picture credits:
1. Bröhan Museum, 2015, Martin Adam, Bröhan-Museum
2. Alfons Mucha: „JOB“ poster - 1898, n.y., N.N., Bröhan-Museum
3. Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky: Frankfurt Kitchen - 1926, n.y., N.N., Bröhan-Museum
Seven generations of artistic appreciation
Picture credits:
1. The Porcelain Room in the Old Palace, 1999, N.N., Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg SPSG F0029923
2. Antoine Pesne: Friedrich II. circa 1745, n.y., N.N., Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg - SPSG GK I 51018
3. Floor plan of Charlottenburg Palace, 1905, Wilhelm Gundlach, Geschichte der Stadt Charlottenburg / im Auftr. des Magistrats, Verlag Julius Springer
Showplace of royal garden design
Picture credits:
1. The “English“ section of the palace gardens, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. View of the baroque palace gardens, n.y., N.N., Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg - SPSG F0018553
Berggruen and Scharf-Gerstenberg Collections
Picture credits:
1. Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Carceri d'Invenzione, The Drawbridge - 1760, n.y., N.N., bpk 00099618
2. Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. Museum Berggruen, 2013, Hans Christian Krass, bpk 00102428
Bröhan Museum
Picture credits:
1. Bröhan Museum, 2015, Martin Adam, Bröhan-Museum
2. Alfons Mucha: „JOB“ poster - 1898, n.y., N.N., Bröhan-Museum
3. Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky: Frankfurt Kitchen - 1926, n.y., N.N., Bröhan-Museum
unexpected
Double exposure
Picture credits:
1. Schlossgartenbrücke, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. View from the Schlossgartenbrücke, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
The tomb of the queen
Picture credits:
1. Christian Daniel Rauch: Grave sculpture of Queen Luise, 2016, Wolfgang Pfauder, Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg - SPSG F0017777
2. Floor plan mausoleum, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg, nach Informationstafel Mausoleum
3. The mausoleum, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Museum, archive and library
Picture credits:
1. Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Museum, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Oppenheim Villa from the south, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. Park-facing side of Oppenheim Villa, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Tannhäuser and Co.
Picture credits:
1. Minnesinger, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Pop architecture at the U-Bahn station, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Double exposure
Picture credits:
1. Schlossgartenbrücke, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. View from the Schlossgartenbrücke, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
The tomb of the queen
Picture credits:
1. Christian Daniel Rauch: Grave sculpture of Queen Luise, 2016, Wolfgang Pfauder, Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg - SPSG F0017777
2. Floor plan mausoleum, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg, nach Informationstafel Mausoleum
3. The mausoleum, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Museum, archive and library
Picture credits:
1. Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Museum, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Oppenheim Villa from the south, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. Park-facing side of Oppenheim Villa, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Tannhäuser and Co.
Picture credits:
1. Minnesinger, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Pop architecture at the U-Bahn station, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
personal
The queen and the philosopher
Text source: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Brief an Philipp Helferich Krebs, Juni 1702, II. Allgemeiner und Gelehrter Briefwechsel 1702, Nr. 225
Picture credits:
. Christoph Bernhard Francke: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz circa 1695, n.y., N.N., Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig
2. Woodcut: Leibniz in the circle of Queen Sophie Charlotte - 1855, n.y., N.N., akg-images AKG7310
No day goes by without a sketch
Text source: Werner Friedrichs
Picture credits:
1. Drawing course in the cast collection, 2019, Christian Fuchs, bfgg
2. Werner Friedrichs self-portait, n.y., Werner Friedrichs, Privatbesitz
Schinkel's pavilion
Text source: Christian Fuchs
Picture credits:
1. A look at the stars, 2019, Christian Fuchs, bfgg
2. Schinkel's pavilion, 2019, Hildrun Plaetschke, bfgg
“Obelisk“
Text source: Braco Dimitrijević
Picture credits:
1. The “Obelisk“, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Pedestal with inscription, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. Braco Dimitrijević during construction, 1979, Hilda Deecke, Besitz des Künstlers
The queen and the philosopher
Text source: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Brief an Philipp Helferich Krebs, Juni 1702, II. Allgemeiner und Gelehrter Briefwechsel 1702, Nr. 225
Picture credits:
. Christoph Bernhard Francke: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz circa 1695, n.y., N.N., Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig
2. Woodcut: Leibniz in the circle of Queen Sophie Charlotte - 1855, n.y., N.N., akg-images AKG7310
No day goes by without a sketch
Text source: Werner Friedrichs
Picture credits:
1. Drawing course in the cast collection, 2019, Christian Fuchs, bfgg
2. Werner Friedrichs self-portait, n.y., Werner Friedrichs, Privatbesitz
Schinkel's pavilion
Text source: Christian Fuchs
Picture credits:
1. A look at the stars, 2019, Christian Fuchs, bfgg
2. Schinkel's pavilion, 2019, Hildrun Plaetschke, bfgg
“Obelisk“
Text source: Braco Dimitrijević
Picture credits:
1. The “Obelisk“, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Pedestal with inscription, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. Braco Dimitrijević during construction, 1979, Hilda Deecke, Besitz des Künstlers
outdoors
Hortus conclusus - “Enclosed garden“ open
Text source: Berthold Weidner
Picture credits:
1. Bettina Berggruen Garden, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Sculpture: “United Enemies“, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Pilot project Klausenerplatz
Text source: Stefanie Endlich
Picture credits:
1. Renovated houses, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Renovated houses, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Plate camera in hand
Picture credits:
1. Portrait: Heinrich Zille, circa 1905, N.N., akg-images AKG6149073
2. Sophie-Charlotten-Straße 88, 1897, Neuprint von 1978, Heinrich Zille, Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin, Inv.-Nr.: SM 2012-3009,47
Market on Friedrich-Karl-Platz, 1898, Neuprint von 1978, Heinrich Zille, Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin, Inv.-Nr.: SM 2012-3009,85
The palace Gardens with kids
Text source: Andrea Hey
Picture credits:
1. Jogging in the Palace Gardens, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Playground, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. In the Palace Gardens, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
. At the carp pond, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Hortus conclusus - “Enclosed garden“ open
Text source: Berthold Weidner
Picture credits:
1. Bettina Berggruen Garden, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Sculpture: “United Enemies“, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Pilot project Klausenerplatz
Text source: Stefanie Endlich
Picture credits:
1. Renovated houses, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Renovated houses, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Plate camera in hand
Picture credits:
1. Portrait: Heinrich Zille, circa 1905, N.N., akg-images AKG6149073
2. Sophie-Charlotten-Straße 88, 1897, Neuprint von 1978, Heinrich Zille, Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin, Inv.-Nr.: SM 2012-3009,47
Market on Friedrich-Karl-Platz, 1898, Neuprint von 1978, Heinrich Zille, Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin, Inv.-Nr.: SM 2012-3009,85
The palace Gardens with kids
Text source: Andrea Hey
Picture credits:
1. Jogging in the Palace Gardens, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Playground, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. In the Palace Gardens, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
. At the carp pond, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
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