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Karlsruhe District

Temple of Mercury, Schwetzingen Palace Gardens

Karlsruhe District

Temple of Mercury, Schwetzingen Palace Gardens

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Temple of Mercury, Schwetzingen Palace Gardens

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Location: Schwetzingen, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Diana Perez - A .

June 2, 2022

The Temple of Mercury itself, built by Nicolas de Pigage between 1787 and 1792, was constructed as a ruin. As a mortuary temple, it was modeled after a Roman domed tomb and is thus a symbol of mortality. On its south side, a rocky area extends, leading to a grotto. These rocks, fragments of which appear to have tumbled into the pond, also allude to its character as a funerary monument. The grotto simultaneously forms the base of the Temple of Mercury.

Reliefs are mounted above the temple entrances:

Hermes/Mercury has lulled the guardian Argos to sleep in order to steal Io, who is disguised as a cow.

Below this: a bull's skull adorned with ribbons, a symbol of the cult of the dead (above one of the windows).

The Temple of Mercury and the mosque face each other on the side arm of the large pond and are reflected in its waters, depending on the viewer's position. It can only be seen in its entirety from across the water's surface, where it is reflected. If the visitor approaches by land, v

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Kristian

January 13, 2023

Elector Carl Theodor commissioned his architect Nicolas de Pigage to create a new garden monument. He proposed the temple in the form of a romantic ruin. Construction began in 1784.

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April 21, 2022

Elector Carl Theodor von der Pfalz commissioned his architect Nicolas de Pigage to create a new garden monument. Pigage suggested building the planned temple in the form of a romantic ruin opposite the mosque.

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Location: Schwetzingen, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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