When Prince Carl of Prussia returned to Berlin from his trip to Italy in 1823, the 21-year old prince had made up his mind to realize his dream of an Italian villa in a charming, Mediterranean landscape right in the middle of the "dry sandbox of the Brandenburg Marches." The Glienicke estate, with its lovely grounds of lush meadows, surrounded by hills of rich foliage gently rolling down to the Havel River, fully complied with the prince's taste. The landscape gardener Peter Joseph Lenné had created its pleasure ground for the previous owner, Prince Karl August von Hardenberg. Nevertheless, radical changes were first implemented after Prince Carl took over the property. Glienicke was built in an "antique style" according to Karl Friedrich Schinkel's designs. The palace, the Casino, and two pavilions, known as the "Great Curiosity" and the "Small Curiosity" were clearly structured with well-balanced proportions each radiating a "bright, festive dignity," which even Goethe and Winckelmann admired.
The Red Hall forms the center of the interior, to which are attached the Green Salon, the Turquoise Bedchamber of the princess, the Marble Room and the Deep Blue Library. The gilded frames of the paintings glisten upon the brightly colored walls, the chandeliers sparkle, while the marble fireplaces and Schinkel's exquisite furniture set the accents. Everything is very luxurious, with each individual component formed in the right proportions that contributes to a harmonious whole.
Winter
1. November 2023 - 31. March 2024
- Monday-Friday closed
- Saturday-Sunday 10:00 - 16:00
Summer
1. April 2024 - 31. October 2024
- Monday closed
- Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 - 17:30
- 10. April 2024 closed
- 16. October 2024 closed
- 1. January 11:00 - 16:00
- 24. December closed
- 25. December closed
- 26. December regular
- 31. December closed
Königstraße 36, 14109 Berlin
+49 (331) 96 94-200
Admission price 6,00 €
Reduced price 5,00 €
Exhibitions
Events
Glienicke Villa
Italy on the Havel
Expert guided tour with palace employee Barbara Feldt, SPSG, through the Pleasureground with insight into the Little Curiosity and the Casino
Guided Tour
Glienicke Villa
Prussia's court gardener
Special guided tour of the Court Gardeners' Museum with palace employee Barbara Feldt, SPSG
Guided Tour
Glienicke Villa
Connoisseur and protector of beauty
Special guided tours and music program to mark the 200th anniversary of Prince Carl's arrival in Glienicke
Guided Tour, Miscellaneous
Glienicke Villa
Italy on the Havel
Garden tour with palace employee Barbara Feldt, SPSG
Guided Tour
Glienicke Villa
Tracing the antiquity
Guided garden tour with sculpture curator Dr. Silke Kiesant, SPSG
Guided Tour
Glienicke Villa
The monastery courtyard in Park Glienicke
Expert guided tour with Chief Conservator Kathrin Lange, SPSG
Guided Tour
Glienicke Villa
Built dreams for Prince Carl
Guided garden tour with architectural curator Dr. Jessica Hänsel, SPSG
Guided Tour
Glienicke Villa
Garden(ing) spaces through the ages: flower tendrils and porcelain painting
Guided tour on garden culture and ideas of nature with Rudolf G. Scharmann
Guided Tour
Digital
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