Fotografen: Andrea Gruber, Rainer Herrmann, Maria Scherf
In 1853 King Maximilian II of Bavaria commissioned Peter Joseph Lenné to design a landscape park on the west shore of the Starnberger See. The park, which combines decorative formal and natural landscape elements, was laid out by Carl von Effner. The palace commenced much later in 1863 was abandoned on the early death of the king in March 1864. Rose Island with its small island villa, the "Casino", and a rose garden also designed by Lenné, was one of the favourite places of Maximilian's son Ludwig II; among the special guests he received here were Tsarina Maria Alexandrovna, Richard Wagner and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. In June 2011, over 100 selected archaeological sites in several countries were declared cultural heritage under the heading of "Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps". They provide researchers with unique insights into the ancient world of farming, everyday life, agriculture, animal breeding and technical innovations. The pile dwelling sites in Lake Starnberg, together with other remains of settlements, represent an archaeological heritage which dates back to 5000 BC.
Subject
Architektur
Ort
Casino
Object Category
Bauwerk
Call Number / Inventory Number / Id Number
Identifier: 4614906-5
Holding Institution
Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen
Data Provider
Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen