BAROQUE: , Scroll down to find: Giant tapestries and elaborate ceilings of Ludwig II’s palace HERRENCHIEMSEE, BAVARIA; the elaborate chapel of HERRENCHIEMSEE; chandelier details of HERRENCHIEMSEE; mirrors and masonry of HERRENCHIEMSEE; Sculpture and stone balconies along the ROMANTIC ROAD; family crests on buildings along the ROMANTIC ROAD; columns and windows on buildings along the ROMANTIC ROAD; views of the landscape along the ROMANTIC ROAD; the elaborate interiors of palaces along the ROMANTIC ROAD: consistent interior in white along the ROMANTIC ROAD; a bizarre use of elephants in an interior on the ROMANTIC ROAD; a sculpted family tree along the ROMANTIC ROAD; a chapel organ along the ROMANTIC ROAD; Baroque details of clocks, a cupid, a sculpture of death and a sculptured family seal with swans on the ROMANTIC ROAD; a farmhouse built in 1687 in a forest in the HUNSTRUK, BAVARIA; stone patterns of the 17th century farm buildings found in the forest of the HUNSTRUK; wood piles and saws of the 17th century found in the forest of the HUNSTRUK; wood patterns and stone designs of a 17th century farm in the HUNSTRUK; landscapes of the hills and forests of the HUNSTRUK mountians.
HERRENCHIEMSEE Ludwig’s Palace on the Lake for a production of Anna Karenina 1984
Built in the 1800’s, but in the Baroque style, this was Ludwig II ’s version of his own private Versailles. He spent a good part of his personal fortune on a series of architectural fantasies, for which he was hounded by his ministers. These fantasies, currently bring in the largest money flow (from tourism) the Bavarian government have, ironically, vindicated him . A trip there was to film the raising of the chandeliers in the great hall, happening only once a year in the summer. A boat must be taken to the small island on which the palace stands.
GERMAN PALACES EXTERIORS ALONG THE ROMANTIC ROAD For a production of Busoni’s Dr. Faustus 1977
GERMAN PALACE INTERIORS ALONG THE ROMANTIC ROAD
BAROQUE DETAILS
GERMAN FARM - 1687 HUNSTRUCK Located in a forest above the Mosel River on the hills and mountains of the Hunstruck, this magical place was found by accident while searching for locations to set the opera, Delius’ A Village Romeo & Juliet. 1972
