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der Gärten Nymphenburg und Schwetzingen. In: Die
Gartenkunst, 14/2002, vol 2, p. 244-252.
Rainer Herzog: Die räumlich-visuelle Struktur des
Schlossparks Nymphenburg. In: Die Gartenkunst, 14/2002,
issue 2, p. 289-305.
Rainer Herzog: Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell und
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Schlossparks Nymphenburg. München 2003.
Schönbusch
3. Justification for Inscription
Basic Facts
Location: Germany, state of Bavaria, city of
Aschaffenburg
Historical outline: 1775 redesign and
extension of the “Nilkheimer Wäldchen“,
an old wooded hunting ground, under the
Prince-Bishop of Mainz, Friedrich Karl Joseph
von Erthal (1719-1802) into a landscaped
„anglo-Chinese“ garden by Emanuel Joseph
von Herigoyen supervised by the minister
in charge, Wilhelm Friedrich von Sickingen;
construction of ”Red Bridge“ and Cascade,
electoral pavilion built by Emanuel Joseph von
Herigoyen; from 1783 further landscaping
redesigns and completion of the park by
the Schwetzingen court gardener, Friedrich
Ludwig von Sckell; 1814 princedom of
Aschaffenburg affiliated by kingdom of
Bavaria, estate becomes Bavarian “court
garden” until the end of the monarchy in
1918; in the 20th-century neglected at first;
thorough garden-historical examination and
restoration work from the 1990s.
Characteristics: Schönbusch mostly retains
the appearance created by Friedrich Ludwig
von Sckell in an attempt to improve the
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