Sanssouci Palace, which Frederick the Great had built to his
personal specifications, is one of the most important 18th-century
royal palaces. Architect Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff finished
the single-storey building in 1747 in only two years. Planned on
the lines of a French pleasure castle, Sanssouci represents the
pinnacle of Frederician Rococo. The statuary, the structure of the
building itself and its site pay tribute to 'carefree leisure'.
Beneath a striking dome is the famous oval Marble Hall, where
Frederick the Great held his legendary round-table meetings with
the intellectual elite of his day, sharing his many artistic and
philosophical interests with guests such as Voltaire in an idyllic
rural setting. Most of the 18th-century furnishings have survived
to provide an authentic view of this place of cultural meetings, on
which in large part rests the reputation of Frederick the Great as
a monarch of the Enlightenment and major patron of the arts.
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