PÖPPELMANN, Matthäus Daniel

In 1723 P�ppelmann was summoned to Moritzburg to rebuild the Renaissance mansion there in the Baroque style. The original castle, built from 1542-46, was a hunting lodge for Moritz of Saxony, then Duke of Saxony. The external walls were torn down, and the monumental early Baroque chapel, built by Wolf Caspar von Klengel (1630-1691) between 1661-71, was balanced by a ceremonial hall. The round towers were enlarged.

The castle has four round towers and lies on a symmetrical artificial island. It is named after Duke Moritz of Saxony, who had a hunting lodge built there between 1542 and 1546. The surrounding woodlands and lakes have been a favourite hunting area of the electors and kings of Saxony.

The picture shows an aerial view from southeast.

The Zwinger is a palace in Dresden, built in Rococo style and designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel P�ppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court.

Frederick Augustus I (the Strong) (1670-1733) and his son Frederick Augustus II (1696-1763) together transformed Dresden and Saxony into a grandiose Baroque treasure chest. Moreover, Saxony could claim a position at the centre of German music during this period.

Frederick Augustus I commissioned the sculptor and architect Marcus Conrad Dietze (1658-1704) from Ulm to plan a new royal seat. After Dietze’s death P�ppelmann and Balthasar Permoser were appointed as his successors. In 1709 P�ppelmann began drawing up comprehensive plans. In 1716 the single-storey gallery buildings of the orangery formed an omega-shaped ground plan, with the Wallpavillon added over the stairs midway along the curved galleries.

The king wanted a spacious and unusual festival ground (the Zwinger garden) without any direct link to the architecture of the palace. P�ppelmann submitted a simple but inspired plan which included a new group of buildings that was a mirror image of the existing ones. Construction of the Zwinger was completed in 1728.

The picture shows the Gallery and rampart pavilion (Wallpavillon) of the Zwinger.

View the plan of the Zwinger, Dresden.

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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 82

The Zwinger is a palace in Dresden, built in Rococo style and designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel P�ppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court.

Frederick Augustus I (the Strong) (1670-1733) and his son Frederick Augustus II (1696-1763) together transformed Dresden and Saxony into a grandiose Baroque treasure chest. Moreover, Saxony could claim a position at the centre of German music during this period.

Frederick Augustus I commissioned the sculptor and architect Marcus Conrad Dietze (1658-1704) from Ulm to plan a new royal seat. After Dietze’s death P�ppelmann and Balthasar Permoser were appointed as his successors. In 1709 P�ppelmann began drawing up comprehensive plans. In 1716 the single-storey gallery buildings of the orangery formed an omega-shaped ground plan, with the Wallpavillon added over the stairs midway along the curved galleries.

The king wanted a spacious and unusual festival ground (the Zwinger garden) without any direct link to the architecture of the palace. P�ppelmann submitted a simple but inspired plan which included a new group of buildings that was a mirror image of the existing ones. Construction of the Zwinger was completed in 1728.

The picture shows the rampart pavilion (Wallpavillon) of the Zwinger.

View the plan of the Zwinger, Dresden.

The Zwinger is a palace in Dresden, built in Rococo style and designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel P�ppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court.

Frederick Augustus I (the Strong) (1670-1733) and his son Frederick Augustus II (1696-1763) together transformed Dresden and Saxony into a grandiose Baroque treasure chest. Moreover, Saxony could claim a position at the centre of German music during this period.

Frederick Augustus I commissioned the sculptor and architect Marcus Conrad Dietze (1658-1704) from Ulm to plan a new royal seat. After Dietze’s death P�ppelmann and Balthasar Permoser were appointed as his successors. In 1709 P�ppelmann began drawing up comprehensive plans. In 1716 the single-storey gallery buildings of the orangery formed an omega-shaped ground plan, with the Wallpavillon added over the stairs midway along the curved galleries.

The king wanted a spacious and unusual festival ground (the Zwinger garden) without any direct link to the architecture of the palace. P�ppelmann submitted a simple but inspired plan which included a new group of buildings that was a mirror image of the existing ones. Construction of the Zwinger was completed in 1728.

The picture shows the rampart pavilion (Wallpavillon) of the Zwinger.

View the plan of the Zwinger, Dresden.

The Zwinger is a palace in Dresden, built in Rococo style and designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel P�ppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court.

Frederick Augustus I (the Strong) (1670-1733) and his son Frederick Augustus II (1696-1763) together transformed Dresden and Saxony into a grandiose Baroque treasure chest. Moreover, Saxony could claim a position at the centre of German music during this period.

Frederick Augustus I commissioned the sculptor and architect Marcus Conrad Dietze (1658-1704) from Ulm to plan a new royal seat. After Dietze’s death P�ppelmann and Balthasar Permoser were appointed as his successors. In 1709 P�ppelmann began drawing up comprehensive plans. In 1716 the single-storey gallery buildings of the orangery formed an omega-shaped ground plan, with the Wallpavillon added over the stairs midway along the curved galleries.

The king wanted a spacious and unusual festival ground (the Zwinger garden) without any direct link to the architecture of the palace. P�ppelmann submitted a simple but inspired plan which included a new group of buildings that was a mirror image of the existing ones. Construction of the Zwinger was completed in 1728.

The picture shows the rampart pavilion (Wallpavillon) of the Zwinger.

The picture shows a detail of the Crown Tower.

The picture shows herms on the rampart pavilion (Wallpavillon) of the Zwinger.

In 1723 P�ppelmann was summoned to Moritzburg to rebuild the Renaissance mansion there in the Baroque style. The original castle, built from 1542–1546, was a hunting lodge for Moritz of Saxony, then Duke of Saxony. The external walls were torn down, and the monumental early Baroque chapel, built by Wolf Caspar von Klengel (1630-1691) between 1661-71, was balanced by a ceremonial hall. The round towers were enlarged.

Pillnitz Castle is a Baroque palace at the eastern end of the city of Dresden. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz.

P�ppelmann designed the “Wasserpalais,” an extended elevation along the banks of the Elbe, with curved roofs in the fashionable “chinoiserie’ style. Four years later he constructed its counterpart, the “Bergpalais.” The two elevations thus framed a courtyard area where a pleasure garden was installed.

The picture shows a view of the Wasserpalais along the banks of the Elbe.

Pillnitz Castle is a Baroque palace at the eastern end of the city of Dresden. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz.

P�ppelmann designed the “Wasserpalais,” an extended elevation along the banks of the Elbe, with curved roofs in the fashionable “chinoiserie’ style. Four years later he constructed its counterpart, the “Bergpalais.” The two elevations thus framed a courtyard area where a pleasure garden was installed.

The picture shows the Bergpalais with the Baroque garden.