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selenakGiven that no matter in which part of the world we're residing, we're currently more or less stuck and unable to travel for the immediate future, I thought I would enable some travelling via vids. There are some beautiful vids online showing several of the locations the historical characters we're talking about have spent much of their time at. Here are some for you to enjoy, starting of course with Sanssouci.
( Sanssouci from above, below and inside )
One of the many qualities Friedrich and his sister Wilhelmine shared was a taste in architecture. Wilhelmine, despite having rather less of a budget at her disposal, nonetheless left us one of the most beautiful opera houses in Germany, her own version of Sanssouci, the Eremitage near Bayreuth, and after the town residence of the Margraves of Bayreuth had burned down (with her and the Margrave inside it; they were lucky to get out alive), the Neues Schloss, the new city residence. The creators of the vids showing all these use music Wilhelmine herself composed to go with the videos.
( Heritage of a Rococo Princess: Bayreuth before Wagner )
One of the reasons why movies or tv shows supposedly taking place at 18th century Vienna usually were filmed in Prague, starting with Amadeus in the 80s, is that Vienna has such a lot of post 18th century additions to most of its older preserved buildings and streets. However, this video focuses on the parts Maria Theresia's residence, the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn, that are preserved from her time. Here's where Friedrich's best enemy lived, with commentary in English:
( Maria Theresia's Schönbrunn )
And lastly, I've found some great vids showing Cirey, home of Émilie du Chatelet and Voltaire during some of the most creative years of their respective lives:
( Cirey: Still an Earthly Paradise )
( Sanssouci from above, below and inside )
One of the many qualities Friedrich and his sister Wilhelmine shared was a taste in architecture. Wilhelmine, despite having rather less of a budget at her disposal, nonetheless left us one of the most beautiful opera houses in Germany, her own version of Sanssouci, the Eremitage near Bayreuth, and after the town residence of the Margraves of Bayreuth had burned down (with her and the Margrave inside it; they were lucky to get out alive), the Neues Schloss, the new city residence. The creators of the vids showing all these use music Wilhelmine herself composed to go with the videos.
( Heritage of a Rococo Princess: Bayreuth before Wagner )
One of the reasons why movies or tv shows supposedly taking place at 18th century Vienna usually were filmed in Prague, starting with Amadeus in the 80s, is that Vienna has such a lot of post 18th century additions to most of its older preserved buildings and streets. However, this video focuses on the parts Maria Theresia's residence, the palace and gardens of Schönbrunn, that are preserved from her time. Here's where Friedrich's best enemy lived, with commentary in English:
( Maria Theresia's Schönbrunn )
And lastly, I've found some great vids showing Cirey, home of Émilie du Chatelet and Voltaire during some of the most creative years of their respective lives:
( Cirey: Still an Earthly Paradise )
