Chinese House
E358197
The Chinese House is an 18th-century Rococo garden pavilion in chinoiserie style located in Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese House canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rococo architecture
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chinoiserie building ⓘ garden pavilion ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architect | Johann Gottfried Büring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Rococo architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Rococo
chinoiserie ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1764 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 52.401°N 13.033°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalContext | European chinoiserie fashion of the 18th century ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum ⓘ |
| hasDecorativeStyle |
Chinese-inspired motifs
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asymmetrical Rococo ornamentation ⓘ |
| hasInteriorDecoration |
Chinese-style murals
ⓘ
Rococo wall paintings ⓘ gilded stucco work ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central rotunda
ⓘ
clustered columns shaped like palm trees ⓘ surrounding veranda ⓘ |
| hasSculpture |
figures in Chinese dress
ⓘ
gilded life-size figures ⓘ musician figures ⓘ |
| hasTheme | idealized vision of China ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
ⓘ
listed monument of the State of Brandenburg ⓘ |
| inception | 1755 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Brandenburg
ⓘ
Potsdam ⓘ |
| location | Sanssouci Park ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
gilded copper
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stucco ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| nearby |
Sanssouci Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
New Chambers of Sanssouci
Sanssouci Palace ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalFunction | tea pavilion ⓘ |
| owner |
Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
|
| partOf |
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
ⓘ
Sanssouci Park ⓘ
surface form:
Sanssouci ensemble
|
| patron |
Frederick II of Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick the Great
|
| roofShape | pagoda-like roof ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use | garden pavilion ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.