Tea Temple (Derneburg)
As Teetempel in is popularly a replica of a small Greek temple in Derneburg in Lower Saxony called. It was built in 1827 by the architect Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves as a lookout point for Count Ernst zu Münster on the Donnerberg.
description
With its Doric columns, the building shows an ancient Greek architectural style, the main characteristic of which is the articulated structure with load-bearing columns and the weighted beams without the use of arches. This style influenced Laves and other German architects.
A long avenue with oaks originally led to the tea temple, which was cut down after the Second World War . When it was built, the temple was, in contrast to today, free of forest and formed a line of sight with Derneburg Castle . It served Count Ernst zu Münster as a lookout point with a view of his gardens and properties. It was also a point de vue , as it could be seen from several points in the English landscape garden around Derneburg Castle.
The tea temple has an elevated viewing platform in front, which can be accessed via a rear staircase. Inside the building there was a fireplace room. In it, Count Ernst zu Munster took tea according to the English custom, which gave the building its name. Next to the building stood a statue from 1752 on a baroque plinth, which represented Joseph with the Christ child. It disappeared in the post-war period . The base stands in front of the Astenbeck domain.
literature
- Peter Struck: Derneburg. In: Friends of the Herrenhausen Gardens eV, Hanover, Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn (Hrsg.): Garden culture in the field of tension between Arcadia and military cemeteries. Herrenhausen Summer Academy 2014, Herrenhausen Writings, Volume 2, pp. 70–73 ( online )
Web links
- The temple at derneburg.de
Coordinates: 52 ° 5 '37 " N , 10 ° 7' 39.6" E