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During summer, there are several dates with spectacular illuminations between 22:00 and 23:00 pm at this gorgeous baroque garden
For the illumination event we arrived at 22:00 pm and the blue hour creates a truly magical atmosphere.
The Parterre, or Luststück, originally formed the counterpart to the palace's large central ballroom and today serves as an outdoor ballroom. Its eight rectangular flowerbeds are decorated at the corners by 32 white-painted sandstone sculptures. They were created by the artists Christian Georg Vick, Antonio Laghi, Pieter van Empthusen, and Arnold Rossfeld and depict the four continents known at the time, deities from Greek mythology, and allegories. Since 1937, the focal point of the Great Parterre has been the Bell Fountain, whose "bell" is formed by 164 individual water jets. Each of these jets is illuminated by its own lamp in the evening, making the fountain particularly impressive in the dark.
I love taking an overview image from the top of the cascade fountain. A picture of this fountain can be found below.
Especially the large fountain looks amazing, and happily the park wasn't crowded.
Around the pools, one could hear George Frideric Handel's Water Music, which was being played this evening, from loudspeakers distributed around the area. This made one feel as if one were a figure from the Baroque era strolling through a grand garden party.
Slowly the night falls down and we a stroll to another "hot spot" in the park, the great fountain. For nearly 300 hundred years she's one of the highest fountain in Europe. And watching her at night is so specially, that's hard to found words for it.
Slowly, the night falls, and we stroll to another "hot spot" in the park, the great fountain. For nearly 300 years, it has been one of the highest fountains in Europe. Watching her at night is so special; it's nearly impossible to find words for it.
Can you see the great fountain in the background?
The red lighting on the castle was due to a party. It wasn't my taste; it was too loud for a Midsummer's Eve. Normally, the castle is also lit in white and glows yellow at night.
midsummer night
while fireflies
dance around
goblins
whisper
lewdness
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The cascade fountain in it's full glory!
Here you can enjoy a bit of acoustic atmosphere!
The Great Fountain working!
The park closes it's doors at 23:00, so we leave it with the very last light of the day.
Enchanted and very impressed, we made our way home. We've attended this special event several times over the past few years. It's always simply beautiful.
Thirty-two pieces of sandstone sculpture are sited throughout the Great Garden, including those representing the four continents, the four seasons, the four elements, and the gods of the ancient world.
I hope you enjoyed our evening stroll through one of Europe's most beautiful garden parks. I wish you a wonderful month of July and a fantastic summer/winter, dear friends all over the world.
Sincerely yours,
isabella
