"SehensWert"
Subtitle: die Planungs- und Baugeschichte der Benrather Schlösser : Katalog zur Ausstellung der Stiftung Schloss und Park Benrath, 6. September bis 22. November 2015
By: herausgegeben von Stefan Schweizer und Eva-Maria Gruben ; Autorinnen und Autoren: Christof Baier [and eleven others]
Contributors: Stiftung Schloss und Park Benrath
Edition: 1. Auflage.
Publisher: Stiftung Schloss und Park Benrath; Grupello
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Düsseldorf
Language: ger
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9783899782431
Subjects: Exhibitions; French Architecture; Interior decoration; Castles; Buildings, structures; Schloss Benrath (Germany)
Description: "Worth seeing"--that's how Thomas Jefferson characterized the Schloss Benrath in 1788. This book presents articles and an exhibition catalog dealing with the history of the planning and building of two palaces--the Schloss Benrath that exists today, which was built by Elector Carl Theodor between 1755 and 1771, and the old Schloss Benrath, dating to the middle of the 17th century. Documents related to the establishment of the house and park, as well as those related to the opinions of high-profile visitors to the site, shed new light on the history of both buildings. Many of the items presented in this exhibition are published here for the first time. They illustrate the role of the older Schloss Benrath as the most notable stately country home north of the Alps in the 17th century.
Notes: Exhibition catalog.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-399).