Maurischer Kiosk - Schloss Linderhof, Bayern, Germany
N 47° 34.369 E 010° 57.861
32T E 647734 N 5270691
The Maurischer Kiosk was originally constructed in Paris, but now resides at Schloss Linderhof in Bayern.
Waymark Code: WM19BA7
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 01/15/2024
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This building has had quite the interesting history. This building was designed by the Berliner architect Karl von Diebitsch for the International Exhibition ("Exposition Universelle") in Paris 1867 (Paris has such exhibitions every 10-12 years, World's Fairs of the era). The original location of the exhibition was the Champ De Mars, current location of the Eiffel Tower. This site had a completely rebuilt exhibition every 10-12 years, and the Eiffel Tower was part of the 1889 exhibition.
The Maurischer Kiosk building was part of the Prussian exhibit, in the southeastern part of the Exhibition and was located near a small man made lake.
Bavarian King Ludwig II purchased the The Maurischer Kiosk in 1876, and had it moved to Linderhof. It was magnificently and imaginatively decorated with a glass chandelier, a marble fountain and the sumptuous Peacock Throne. Here Ludwig read and drank tea while servants appropriately dressed in Oriental costumes and smoking narghiles lent an added touch of authenticity.
The The Moorish Kiosk is currently located high above the park on two terrace levels. A colorful, exotic arrangement of palms, pomegranate trees and numerous flowering shrubs extends the foreign atmosphere of the Kiosk outside the walls and also distinguishes its surroundings from the rest of the park. – Between 1972 and 1983 the kiosk was completely restored. It is a little off the beaten path at Linderhof, but definitely wort checking out.
The original location is estimated based upon where a diagonal road intersects Champ de Mers, plans of the 1867 Exhibition and an aerial drawing shown on a wiki page for the 1867 Exhibition (it was behind it and to the right of the wiki page drawing):
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