Rose Garden (Bamberg)
The Bamberg Rose Garden is a baroque garden behind the New Residence .
The garden is divided by a central cross, at the intersection of which there is a fountain basin. It is framed by cut linden trees. 4,500 roses bloom on the beds surrounded by box hedges.
history
Before the rose garden was set up, there was a Renaissance garden on the same site in the 16th century , which was converted into a baroque garden in 1733 under Prince-Bishop Friedrich Carl von Schönborn . The planning of the garden was entrusted to the renowned master builder Balthasar Neumann . The rococo- style garden pavilion was designed by the builder Johann Jakob Michael Küchel . The sculptures from the thematic area of ancient mythology (made 1760–1761) are by Ferdinand Tietz.
There is also a memorial for Otto of Greece and his wife Amalie in a blind arch in the wall. The inscription is in Greek and German. Otto and Amalie lived until their death in the adjoining, formerly prince-bishop's residence, where they held a Greek lesson every evening between six and eight as a reminder of their time in Greece, during which they spoke exclusively in Greek. In keeping with this, the court was dressed in traditional Greek costumes.
Picture gallery
Sculpture by Ferdinand Tietz
Putto
Neptune
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Coordinates: 49 ° 53 ′ 31 ″ N , 10 ° 52 ′ 54 ″ E