Cecilienhof
Cecilienhof was built between 1913 and 1917 to plans by Paul Schultze-Naumburg in an English country-house style. Wilhelm II commissioned it for Crown Prince Wilhelm. Its brick-and-timber buildings are grouped around several courtyards in Potsdam’s New Garden.
Cecilienhof was built between 1913 and 1917 to plans by Paul Schultze-Naumburg in an English country-house style. Wilhelm II commissioned it for Crown Prince Wilhelm. Its brick-and-timber buildings are grouped around several courtyards in Potsdam’s New Garden.
Record
- Object type under review
- Germany
Editorial reading
Editorial interpretation: the courtyard arrangement offers a way to consider how a large royal residence adopts the appearance of a country house. Its composition invites attention to the relationship between separate buildings and landscape.
Recommendation
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Sources & credits
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Source record: Wikidata identity
Source record: Wikimedia Commons photograph and licence
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