Following an ancient model, Carl Christoph Besser built a Doric temple dedicated to the god Mercury between 1775 and 1777, which is considered to be the first Greek-Doric temple in Thuringia. It is located in the English Garden near Friedenstein Castle in Gotha.

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On the north-west bank of the large park pond, Carl Christoph Besser built a Doric temple based on the ancient model from 1775 to 1777, dedicated to the god Mercury, which is considered the first Greek-Doric temple in Thuringia. Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlosspark_Gotha#Englischer_Garten/Herzoglicher_Park

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