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Object description:

Oriental Building
Beech tree in the courtyard
Detail of the interior

Oriental Building at Sanspareil Rock Garden – Wonsees

On first seeing the bizarre rock formations in the beech grove not far from Zwernitz Castle a guest of Margrave Friedrich is said to have exclaimed ‘C’est sans pareil!’ – ‘It has no equal!’. Between 1744 and 1748 the Oriental Building and the kitchen building opposite were constructed in this unusual natural setting from designs by the court architect Joseph St Pierre. These two buildings, which were used for festivities at the Bayreuth Court, are grouped around a sunken garden parterre, which was recreated in 1984 from a copper engraving made in 1748.

The park bordering these buildings was decorated with very little alteration to the natural surroundings with a ruined theatre and numerous smaller buildings, most of them in an Eastern Asian style. These did not however survive beyond the 19th century; only the ruined theatre still exists. All these park buildings were probably the inspiration of the highly educated and artistic Margravine Wilhelmine.

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Rock Garden


Current information

Due to renovation and conversion work, the Oriental Building will unfortunately not be accessible to visitors in 2024 and 2025.

Address

Sanspareil 34
96197 Wonsees
09274 808909-11
www.bayreuth-wilhelmine.de

Accessibility

Oriental building accessible via back entrance

Getting here / parking

The Sanspareil Rock Garden, situated around 40 km west of Bayreuth near the village of Wonsees, can be reached on the road B 22 or the A 70 motorway (Schirradorf exit).

Car and bus parking spaces at the entrance to the park

Further information

Administrative office

Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung
Bayreuth-Eremitage
Ludwigstraße 21
95444 Bayreuth
0921 75969-0
Fax 0921 75969-15
sgvbayreuth@ bsv.bayern.de
www.bayreuth-wilhelmine.de


 
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