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CastleDessau-Roßlauer - Großkühnau
Großkühnau Castle
Großkühnau Palace is part of the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, which was created in the second half of the 18th century under the regency of Prince Leopold III. Friedrich Franz von Anhalt-Dessau (* 1740; † 1817). Today it is located in the Dessau-Roßlau district of Großkühnau.
The palace was built in 1780 for Prince Albert Friedrich von Anhalt-Dessau (1750–1811), a son of Leopold II, and was very simply and solidly furnished. Only the ballroom on the first floor was equipped with decorative painting.
The Kühnau Park, belonging to the palace, was laid out on the southern shore of Lake Kühnau and on artificial islands in the lake. It forms the western end of the Garden Realm.
Sculptures and small architectural structures complete the architectural picture. The classical Kühnau Palace and the Neo-Romanesque-Byzantine Großkühnau Church, built between 1828 and 1830, the first of its kind in Germany, were also included in the design.
The Vineyard House, built by Ignazio Pozzi between 1819 and 1821, offers a view of the Elbe landscape.
The partially restored sections with orchards and the vineyard today reveal the original character of the park.
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The palace was already used as a school of the Reich Labour Service (RAD) since August 20, 1932. Since January 1998, the palace has been the seat of the main administration of the Dessau-Wörlitz Cultural Foundation.
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