Japanese Palais

The origins of the Japanese Palace date back to 1715, when Rudolph Faesch built a country house for Jakob Heinrich Count von Flemming. Briefly known as the Dutch Palace, it passed into the possession of Augustus the Strong in 1717, who intended to house his porcelain and art collections there. After another change of ownership, the palace returned to Augustus the Strong in 1726, who commissioned extensive renovation plans. Between 1727 and 1733, architects Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, Zacharias Longuelune, and Jean de Bodt transformed the building into a late Baroque-classical four-wing complex. It received the name “Japanese Palace” in 1732, inspired by its Far Eastern-style roof and Asian elements in the facade design. During the Seven Years' War, the palace suffered significant damage.