Royal country house (Potsdam)

Royal country house (Potsdam)

Royal country house (Potsdam)

The royal country house (Potsdam) - the House on mountain Kapelenberg has been constructed for church heads. The facade of a log house hides behind itself cheaper standard type German фахверковой constructions. It(he) actually is a country house of king. On the second floor settles down royal tea where Fridrikh Wilhelm IV likes to invite the visitors, sometimes gathered up to 40 person. Internal furniture of royal apartments differed extreme simplicity. Only Tula samovar, the table and tea services made(produced) on the Berlin royal porcelain manufactory, specified high position of the owner. A gift of the Russian emperor Nikolay I were painted gold on a malachite background of a plate with the images from a rural life. Here since Fridrikha Wilhelm's times IV there was a tiny monument to Alexander I in meter in height.

See also

* Eight Corners (Potsdam)


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