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North entrance

North entrance





Artist : Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff

Date : between 1745 and 1747

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1990, 1999

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Outdoor Architecture
Outdoor architecture (Building)

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Postam (Germany)

Description   

The north entrance façade is segmented colonnades of 88 Corinthian columns - two deep - curve outwards from the palace building to enclose the semicircular cour d'honneur. As on the south side, a balustrade with sandstone vases decorates the roof of the main corps de logis.
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