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In this book, internationally renowned garden and architecture theorists, art historians, cultural mediators, and commentators look at the phenomenon of Wörlitz. Their examinations begin with the 18th century developments of which Fürst Franz´s Garden Kingdom was a prominent European example: this small pattern state implemented the new Enlighten ment concepts of architecture and landscape design in a model and exemplary way. By analysing the historical background, the authors open up new perspectives on a world heritage site. The photographs in this volume, they aim with a keen gaze to capture everything from the small details to the grand unified composition. An exceptional homage: fascinating, instructive, and filled with powerful images.

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Thomas Weiß
Wörlitz. The Place and the Memor

Hans-Dieter Gelfert
The country house and the landscape garden as an expression of the English mentality

Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani
Between ideology and aesthetics
The roots of the English landscape garden

Adrian von Buttlar
Architecture in English gardens. On the iconic quality of the Wörlitzer Schloss

Bazon Brock
Experimental sociology
Wörlitz as a laboratory for man´s future aesthetic education
In the village, the palace, and the temple
For the countryman, the nobleman, and the philosopher
Near to the city, the country, and the river
Through freedom as a uniting force

Michael Stürmer
The tolerance of Wörlitz

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