Hunting Castle Glienicke

The origins of Glienicke Hunting Lodge date back to 1682-1693, when it was built by Charles Philippe Dieussart on behalf of the Great Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg. Under Frederick I, it underwent an expansion around 1701 in the French Baroque style. Later, under the Soldier King Frederick William I, the lodge served as a military hospital for the Guard Regiment. In 1763, Frederick the Great gifted the estate to Isaac Levin Joel, a manufacturer of oilcloth and wallpaper, who produced his goods there. Wilhelm von Türk acquired the hunting lodge in 1827 and converted it into an orphanage in 1832. Prince Carl of Prussia had the lodge redesigned in neo-Baroque forms for his son Frederick Charles in 1859 by court architect Ferdinand von Arnim. Further architectural changes were made in 1889 by Albert Geyer, who added a story to the central building and a tower.