Friedenstein Castle in Gotha is embedded in a multifaceted park landscape. Highlights include the baroque orangery and the English landscape garden.
The orangery garden was created starting in 1747 under Duke Friedrich III of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg by the architect Gottfried Heinrich Krohne. Two representative orangery buildings flank the parterre, which narrows towards the east. At the end of the 18th century, the orangery contained around 3000 potted plants, making it one of the largest in Germany. For several years now, the grounds are being renovated, and the stock of potted plants is being supplemented. The southern “Lorbeerhaus” [Laurel House] is also being used again for the wintering of plants.
As early as 1766, Duke Ernst II of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was considering the idea of having a landscaped garden laid out according to the English model. This was created from 1769 with the help of the English gardener John Haverfield the Younger from Kew Gardens south of the Castle. Together with Wörlitz Park, it is one of the earliest examples of this garden art on the continent. These design principles can still be experienced here today. For example, the park lake is never fully visible due to its irregular layout and a cleverly placed island. Together with the Mercury Temple to the east and the “belt walk”, the main path, it forms the defining elements of the park.
With the construction of the Ducal Museum in 1879, a fir garden was also created, which combined various conifers.
In the 19th century, the existing gardens were finally connected to form a coherent large park, which has preserved the peculiarities of its various layouts to this day.
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99867 Gotha
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