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Location: Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Orangery South Facade – Burgberg Erlangen loop from Erlangen

3.98km

01:02

20m

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2. Orangery South Facade – Paulibrunnen loop from Erlangen

2.32km

00:35

10m

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3. Schlossgarten Erlangen – Botanical Garden Erlangen loop from Erlangen

8.85km

02:20

80m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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August 13, 2020

Today's orangery was built by Gottfried von Gedeler in 1704-06 and used as a bitter orange house until 1755. In 1818 this building also became the property of the university. The outside baroque facade shows the rococo influence and sandstone sculptures by Elias Räntz. In the middle wing there is a water room with significant stucco furnishings. There used to be fountains that spewed water out of the marble floor. Today the splendid hall is among other things used for weddings. The orangery can only be viewed from the outside.

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January 14, 2023

The layout of the single-storey building has changed several times over the years. The only unchanged and most important room is the Water Hall, which is of central importance due to its architecture. Adjacent to the ballroom are wing rooms that have always served the actual function of the orangery and kept plants. From the very beginning, the ends of the wings housed apartments in which the Margravine Dowager carried out certain activities.

The Water Hall was intended as a ballroom, which can be seen from the fact that installed water features and fountain basins were set into the floor, which, apart from surviving writings and images, were uncovered in the foundations and could be exposed during the restoration in 2009-2012. The stucco decoration, which fits the function of the hall and the entire iconographic program of the palace complex, was also restored or partially reconstructed.

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July 11, 2022

In 1703, Christian Ernst gave his wife Erlangen Castle, which had just been completed. The orangery was built a little later, between 1704 and 1706, on behalf of the margravine as part of the Erlangen palace complex. Due to the "teatro" shape, which is expressed in the oval floor plan, its arrangement in the entire palace ensemble and its dual function as a greenhouse and "maison de plaisir", it represents an important architectural and historical monument.

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Location: Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Orangery

1. Orangery South Facade – Burgberg Erlangen loop from Erlangen

2. Orangery South Facade – Paulibrunnen loop from Erlangen

3. Schlossgarten Erlangen – Botanical Garden Erlangen loop from Erlangen

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