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15 Stone Store When restoration work began in 1995, the entire park was searched systematically for stone witnesses to the building history of <strong>Schloss</strong> <strong>Drachenburg</strong>. Ashlars and other parts of the original masonry were found scattered all over the site where they had been dumped as rubble after the destruction or the dismantling of the castle. Parts recovered included the remains of the original main staircase and Art Gallery. The main staircase and portico had been removed in the 1940s and the Art Gallery had suffered heavy damage during the Second World War. Although no fewer than 800 natural quarry stones were rediscovered, they then had to be transported back on diffi cult terrain. In fact, the more remote areas of the park could only be reached with the assistance of logging horses. The stones were placed in provisory stores, numbered and measured. In nearly all cases, it was found possible to ascertain the original building purpose. Depending on their condition, the stones – many hewn with great artistic skill – were either re-instated or used by the stonemasons as a model for faithful copies. Some of the stones even allowed the reconstruction of complete sections of building. Those belonging to the original cupola vault above the Art Gallery, for example, acted as a template from which the vault as a whole could be reconstructed. Finally, on completion of the restoration work, a high-rack store was erected to the west of the park to house the unused ashlars. Ashlars on park territory before retrieval, photo 1994 Logging horse carrying stones, photo 1995 Reconstructed portico at the main entrance with original ashlars at the pillar bases, photo 2010
Roland‘s Arch, Rhine Romanticism and Nature Conservation Romantic painters frequently used the legend-steeped Roland‘s Arch, which stands on the “other” side of the River Rhine, as a subject. In fact, Romantic landscape painting was very infl uential. With painters of the Romantic period and the early conservationists all drawing on the same sources of inspiration, Romantic landscape paintings were able to shape the thinking of many early conservationists in terms of nature and the landscape. Paintings that still have an effect today – whether consciously or unconsciously. Romantic art thus continues to infl uence our sensibility as to the beauties of nature and landscape. If you would like to fi nd out more about this relationship between Rhine Romanticism and nature conservation, please see the exhibition entitled “Nature Conservation and Its History” at the museum in the Vorburg or visit the Siebengebirge Museum in Königswinter. Andreas Achenbach View from the Roland‘s to the Siebengebirge, 1834 © Sammlung Rheinromantik 16
Page 1 and 2: Schloss Drachenburg Visitors’ Gui
Page 3 and 4: Intro Dear Visitor, It is a great p
Page 5 and 6: Architectural Decoration The design
Page 7 and 8: Venus Terrace The Venus Terrace pla
Page 9 and 10: „Save the Petersberg!“ The Pete
Page 11 and 12: The Icon of Rhine Romanticism: the
Page 13 and 14: Nordic Summer Houses The second own
Page 15 and 16: Wotan Summer House After Jacob Hube
Page 17: Sea of Rocks Geologically speaking,
Page 21 and 22: Nature Conversationists and the Dra
Page 23 and 24: A view from the east into the Main
Page 25 and 26: Joseph Flüggen: Sleeping Beauty Po
Page 27 and 28: Looking into the Hunting Trophy and
Page 29 and 30: Lacunae in the Main Staircase paint
Page 31 and 32: Reception Room, postcard 1905 (Arch
Page 33 and 34: For further information about the C
Page 35 and 36: Dining Room, postcard 1905 (Archiv
Page 37 and 38: Nibelung Room with a view through t
Page 39 and 40: West side of the Art Gallery with b
Page 41 and 42: Uhland window with lacunae Found 20
Page 43 and 44: Looking into the Tavern Room with t
Page 45 and 46: Hunt & Billiard Room, postcard 1905
Page 47 and 48: Library and Study Postcard 1903 (Ar
Page 49 and 50: Music Room, postcard 1905 - showing
Page 51 and 52: Layout of the Private Floor Porcela
Page 53 and 54: Preserved glass painting entitled Y
Page 55 and 56: Guest Bedroom, postcard 1905 (Archi
Page 57: Reconstructed stencils in the south

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