Pillnitz is a quarter in the east of
Dresden
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,
Germany
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. It can be reached by bus, ship, walking along the river or by bicycle. Pillnitz is most famous for its Baroque palace and park, the
Pillnitz Castle.
Pillnitz Palace consists of the Riverside Palace (Wasserpalais) at the river, the parallel Upper Palace (Bergpalais) towards the hills and the linking building New Palace (Neues Palais). The first two were designed by
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662–1736) was a German master builder and architect who helped to rebuild Dresden after the fire of 1685. His most famous work is the Zwinger Palace.
Life
Pöppelmann was born in Herford in Westphalia o ...
. The buildings frame the Baroque inner garden; this entire ensemble is surrounded by a park.
Pillnitz is known for the
Declaration of Pillnitz of 1791:
Emperor Leopold II
, house =Habsburg-Lorraine
, father =Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
, mother = Maria Theresa of Hungary and Bohemia
, religion =Roman Catholicism
, succession1 =Grand Duke of Tuscany
, reign1 =18 Au ...
and King
Frederick William II of Prussia, urged by
Charles X, then Comte d'Artois, declared that the French King
Louis XVI
Louis XVI (''Louis-Auguste''; ; 23 August 175421 January 1793) was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as ''Citizen Louis Capet'' during the four months just before he was ...
was not to be harmed or deprived of power as a way to attack the progress of the
French Revolution
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.
Pillnitz is also a site of wine production. During the millennium flood of 2002 in Dresden, it was one of the most affected areas.
See also
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Pillnitz Castle
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White Fleet armada of Dresden
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Elbhangfest
References
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Boroughs and quarters of Dresden