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Water features have always been among the most important design elements in gardens, but the fountains and streams that rippled so sweetly were dependent on a technical masterpiece for their time. In the 19th century, the steam pump-house beside Neustadt Havelbucht supplied the water features in Sanssouci Park. The most charming as well as the strangest building in Potsdam, it is a remarkable example of early 19th-century industrial, functional architecture. Frederick William IV had the only pump-house in the Moorish style built by Ludwig Persius in 1841-43. The building, still visible from Sanssouci Palace at that time, created a picturesque architectural highlight in Potsdam’s cultural landscape.

  • Unique building in Moorish style

Dampfmaschinenhaus: (Moschee) von Sanssouci

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Water features have always been among the most important design elements in gardens, but the fountains and streams that rippled... Read more

    Publisher: De Gruyter
    Publication Date: 03/04/2023
    ISBN13: 9783422801004, 978-3422801004
    ISBN10: 3422801006

    Number of Pages: 32

    Non Fiction , Travel & Transport

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    Water features have always been among the most important design elements in gardens, but the fountains and streams that rippled so sweetly were dependent on a technical masterpiece for their time. In the 19th century, the steam pump-house beside Neustadt Havelbucht supplied the water features in Sanssouci Park. The most charming as well as the strangest building in Potsdam, it is a remarkable example of early 19th-century industrial, functional architecture. Frederick William IV had the only pump-house in the Moorish style built by Ludwig Persius in 1841-43. The building, still visible from Sanssouci Palace at that time, created a picturesque architectural highlight in Potsdam’s cultural landscape.

    • Unique building in Moorish style

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