In European culture in the 19th century, the obelisk, which was considered the seat of the morning sun from the Egyptian word meaning and in this sense symbolized the rising …

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May 9, 2019

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The obelisk was built in 1793 in honor of Johann Franz Romanus Schenk von Stauffenberg. This planted the Kastanienallee along the northern main axis and began with the transformation of the rigidly arranged French into an English landscape garden.
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Monument D-4-71-142-22 Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Greifenstein_(Fr%C3%A4nkische_Schweiz)

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The obelisk was built in honor of Johann Franz Romanus Schenk von Stauffenberg in 1793. This planted the chestnut avenue along the northern main axis and began to transform the rigidly arranged French into an English landscape garden.
Sources:
Architectural monument D-4-71-142-22 Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Greifenstein_(Fr%C3%A4nkische_Schweiz)

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Location: Heiligenstadt, Landkreis Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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