Villa Ludwigshöhe
| Villa Ludwigshöhe | |
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 Villa Ludwigshöhe |
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| Data | |
| place | Edenkoben |
| builder | Joseph Hoffmann |
| architect | Friedrich Wilhelm von Gärtner |
| Client | King Ludwig I of Bavaria |
| Architectural style | classicism |
| Construction year | 1846-1852 |
The Villa Ludwigshöhe , also known locally as the Ludwigshöhe , near Edenkoben in Rhineland-Palatinate is a small castle and the former summer residence of King Ludwig I of Bavaria .
geography
To the west of the small town of Edenkoben in the south of the Palatinate and the local community of Rhodt , Villa Ludwigshöhe is located on the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest with a wide view over the Rhine plain . The Rietburgbahn , a chair lift, runs from the valley station near the villa, where there is also a public car park, up to the Rietburg on the northeast slope of the Blättersberg . The villa can be reached by motorists via a developed road that leads from Edenkoben up to Ludwigshöhe (3 kilometers) and from there back down to Rhodt (1.5 kilometers). The Southwest German Football Association runs its Edenkoben sports school below the villa .
Building history
In 1843 King Ludwig I made the decision to have a summer villa built in the Palatinate , which was then part of Bavaria and from which his father Maximilian I came from. It should be on the edge of the Haardt mountain range . In 1845 the required land at the foot of the Rietburg was acquired by the communities of Edenkoben and Rhodt .
The construction of the palace according to Italian suggestions in classicist styles began with the laying of the foundation stone in 1846. The work according to the plans of the architect Friedrich Wilhelm von Gärtner was carried out by the builder Joseph Hoffmann from Ludwigshafen am Rhein . The completion of the building dragged on until 1852. First the architect died in 1847, which is why Leo von Klenze took over the further construction management; Moreover, in 1848 the king in favor of his son Maximilian II. abdicated .
Ludwig I stayed in the villa every two years in the summer months of July and August, where he also celebrated his birthday. His last visit to the villa was in 1866.
building
Originally, the ensemble of buildings included the royal building , as the actual castle is also called, a cavalier's building and a stables . The cavalier's building is still there, the stables no longer.
The two-storey main house consists of four cuboid buildings that are grouped around an atrium at right angles to the cardinal points . The east-facing front of the main house is divided vertically by two rows of columns one above the other . While the lower row has Doric columns, the upper row consists of columns of Ionic order . On the north side there is a veranda that resembles a covered terrace.
The Pompeian wall paintings by Joseph Schwarzmann in various of the 62 rooms of the villa have been preserved to this day; The mosaic floors based on Roman models have also survived. In 1899, Adalbert Hock from Aschaffenburg repainted the walls of the dining room with Pompeian motifs.
use
The Edenkoben station , which was opened in 1855 and is located on the Palatinate Maximiliansbahn , was given a large reception building especially for visits by the former king of Bavaria , which was based on the style of the villa. In the time of National Socialism , a 1.8 kilometer long branch line of the Palatinate Oberlandbahn was built to promote tourism , which connected the Edenkoben depot of the regional tram with the Villa Ludwigshöhe. The line was opened on April 9, 1936. On May 17, 1954, it was shut down again after the gradual discontinuation of the Oberlandbahn had begun.
In 1975 the state of Rhineland-Palatinate acquired the castle from the Wittelsbachers for 1.9 million DM and restored it at a cost of 5.7 million DM. It is used for concerts , mainly in cooperation with the Villa Musica Foundation . The villa also houses the Max Slevogt Gallery, scientifically supervised by the Mainz State Museum, with over 130 paintings, a selection of which can always be seen. In addition, constantly changing special exhibitions are shown. In 2007, the Hinder / Reimers collection with 1588 ceramic exhibits from the 20th century found its final place in the vaulted cellar . Since the same year, an open-air café facing south-east has been open on weekends and public holidays when the weather is good, which also offers guests a view of the Rhine plain.
The Villa Ludwigshöhe is open in the summer half-year from April up to and including November, except on Mondays; guided tours take place every hour. The number of annual visitors is 40,000. The castle administrator is Andreas Spieß, whom the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate entrusted with this task in 2002.
Every year at the end of August, the birthday of King Ludwig I is celebrated with the castle festival.
literature
- S. Paas, R. Krischke: Max Slevogt in the Palatinate . Inventory catalog of the Slevogt Gallery. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich and Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-422-06587-3 .
- Berthold Roland: Villa Ludwigshöhe. Ludwig I and his castle in the Palatinate . Hermann Emig bookstore, Amorbach 1986.
Web links
- Villa Ludwigshöhe Palace near Edenkoben: Ludwig I of Bavaria had the classicist Villa Ludwigshöhe Palace built in the Palatinate near Edenkoben from 1846 onwards, based on the Italian model
- City of Edenkoben: Villa Ludwigshöhe
- Max Slevogt Gallery: Max Slevogt Gallery at the “Villa Ludwigshöhe” palace in Edenkoben / Palatinate
- Association Museum for Modern Ceramics Deidesheim: Modern ceramics of the 20th century at the "Villa Ludwigshöhe" castle in Edenkoben
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Marika Schiller: In the spirit of the king . In: The Rhine Palatinate . Ludwigshafen March 30, 2012.
- ^ Exhibitions at the Max Slevogt Gallery. Landesmuseum Mainz, accessed on May 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Modern ceramics of the 20th century - The Hinder / Reimers collection of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Association Museum for Modern Ceramics Deidesheim, accessed on January 10, 2011 .
- ↑ a b City of Edenkoben: Villa Ludwigshöhe. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 19, 2012 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 49 ° 16 ′ 48 ″ N , 8 ° 5 ′ 24 ″ E