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Schloss Sanssouci (1743-1745), Jean-François Bédard
Schloss Sanssouci (1743-1745), Jean-François Bédard
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This article is a general overview of Schloss Sanssouci, a summer palace of Fredrick II, King of Prussia. The architect, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, depended heavily upon Fredrick's idiosyncratic designs, giving Scholoss Sanssouci a unique character.
Vierzehnheiligen (1742-1744), Jean-François Bédard
Vierzehnheiligen (1742-1744), Jean-François Bédard
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This article traces the ways in which competing architectural plans for the Vierzehnheiligen (currently known as the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers) in Southern Germany evolved from its 1735 until 1744. These changes reflect changing ideas of church architecture and the pragmatic realities of the site.