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05 Select Stones for Cologne Cathedral The stones preferred for the building of Cologne Cathedral in the Middle Ages, came from the Drachenfels – until construction work ceased for several centuries. When building operations were resumed around 1820, work at the Drachenfels stone quarries also started up again. However, this began to threaten the ruined on the peak of the mountain while citizens from both Bonn and Cologne protested against the defacement of the landscape. In 1836, then, this early manifestation of a “citizens‘ initiative” prompted the Prussian state to place a section of the countryside – the Drachenfels summit – under protection for the fi rst time. If you would like to fi nd out more about the relationship between Cologne Cathedral, the Drachenfels quarries, the fi rst “Save our Drachenfels” Citizens‘ Initiative and the history of nature conservation in general, please visit the exhibition entitled “Nature Conservation and Its History” at the museum in the Vorburg. Lithograph after S. Boisserée, undated: Cologne Cathedral, uncompleted, at the beginning of the 19th century © Siebengebirgsmuseum Königswinter/ Heimatverein Siebengebirge
„Save the Petersberg!“ The Petersberg is known throughout the world, not least because of the international state guests that were accommodated in the former guesthouse run by the Germany‘s federal government. From 1886 onwards, the Prussian provincial administration operated a stone quarry on the Petersberg. In 1886, the Bonn-based lawyer Joseph Humbroich (1830-1906) founded the Save the Siebengebirge Association. Its members, many other citizens and Humbroich protested against the defacement of the landscape. Successfully! Excavation operations on the Petersberg stopped in 1889. Today, thick deciduous woodland covers up the scars. If you would like to know more about the Petersberg, the state guests in the hotel and the campaign conducted by the nature conservationists against the state authorities, then please visit the exhibition entitled “Nature Conservation and Its History“ at the museum in the Vorburg. Queen Elizabeth II on a state visit at the Petersberg, 1965 © Siebengebirgsmuseum Königswinter 06
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: Venus Terrace The Venus Terrace pla
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 and 18: Sea of Rocks Geologically speaking,
Page 19 and 20: Roland‘s Arch, Rhine Romanticism
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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