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has been lost. The original statue of Hercules
is still in place, plans for more statuary on the
“Octogon” were never put into practice.
Technical monuments: The waterworks
and catchment area have survived intact,
functional and in operation, although
hardware items have been renewed – in some
cases, more than once. The New Waterfall is
no longer functional.
Authenticity: palace rebuilt after being heavily
damaged in the war, with only the outer walls
still standing; the park largely preserved
despite the loss of numerous follies and the
late 19th-century redesigns; Löwenburg also
damaged in the war and only partially rebuilt.
Summary
The Bergpark in Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe is
not a summer residence in the traditional
sense due to its close proximity to the city, its
characteristic peculiarities and topographic
situation. The estate was repeatedly altered
and partly redesigned, but the Baroque
cascade was never considered dispensable.
The park of Wilhelmshöhe is comparable
to Schwetzingen only insofar as it, too, has
been shaped both by the Baroque and the
landscaped style and the Baroque garden was
retained in its basic structures.
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