Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Left
The new wing
Centre
Frederick the Great's Watteau painting
Right
Neuer Pavillon
Palace Rooms
Goldene Galerie
The festival salon in the
Neuer Flügel, 42 m (138 ft) long,
was designed, in the Rococo
style, by G W von Knobelsdorff
for Frederick the
Great. The richly orna-
mented room has a
cheerful appearance.
Bibliothek
Frederick the Great's small
library has outstanding elegant
book cases and an unusual, light
green colour scheme.
Konzertkammer
Furniture and gild-
ed panelling in the
concert hall have been
faithfully recreated as
during Frederick the
Great's time. Here
hangs
Gersaint's Shop
Sign
, which the king
bought directly from
the artist Watteau.
Ahnengalerie
The wooden pan-
elling of the so-called
oak gallery is carved
with preciously gilded
portraits of the Ho-
henzollern ancestors.
Gris-de-Lin-
Kammer
This small chamber in Friedrich's
second palace apartment is dec-
orated with paintings, including
some by his favourite artist,
Antoine Watteau. The room was
named after its violet-coloured
damask (
gris-de-lin
in French)
wall coverings.
Grünes Zimmer
The green room
in Queen Elisabeth's quarters
gives an excellent impression of
royal chambers furnished in the
19th-century Biedermeier style.
Also on display in this room are
two models of the palace, made
from mother-of-pearl and ivory.
Ahnengalerie
Rote Kammer
The elegant chamber, deco-
rated entirely in red and gold,
is adorned by portraits of King
Friedrich I and Sophie Charlotte.
Schlafzimmer
Königin Luise
Queen Luise's bedchamber,
designed in 1810 by Karl
Friedrich Schinkel, features the
clear lines typical of the Neo-
Classical style. The walls are clad
in silk fabrics and wallpaper.
Friedrich I's
Audienzkammer
The ceiling paintings and Belgian
tapestries in Friedrich I's recep-
tion chamber depict allegorical
figures symbolizing the fine arts
and the sciences. There are also
magnificent lacquered cabinets,
modelled on Asian originals.
Winterkammern
Friedrich Wilhelm II's early
Neo-Classical rooms contain
fine paintings, wall carpets and
superb furniture of the time.
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