| 3 6 0° F u l l s c r e e n P a n o r a m e n The Mannheim Palace during restoration work |
| The Library Cabinet of the elector Elisabeth Augusta |
| The Mannheim Palace was almost completely destroyed in the Second World War. Only the Library Cabinet remained almost untouched from over 500 rooms. As of April 2007 the Library Cabinet can be admired through two glass windows at the new permanent exhibition - "Art and Culture at the Mannheim Court" - A loaned collection (porcelain and silver) from Munich is being lined up in the cabinet by a restorer. These objects belonged originally to the Mannheim Palace. |
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| The Large Cabinett |
| Here preparations to hang a mirror are being made. From 1856 the Grand Duchess Luise used the Cabinet as a reception salon when visiting Mannheim. She had the walls adorned with tapestry work of the Christ Consequence which, until then, had decorated the audience room of the Swedish queen. |
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| The Throne Hall 1 |
| The Throne Hall forms the heart of the imperial accommodation and is the most important representation room. State receptions and the official government businesses took place here. Here the bottom of the throne podium is covered and the velvet for the insides of the baldachin are being cut to size. This high-quality velvet was ordered especially from Lyon where the original velvet was made. Depending on the reflection of light, the colour of the velvet changes from a shining red to almost black. |
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| Poliment Goldcoating |
| The team of Claudia Bachofer and Bernd Bauer have a long experienced background working in the areas of gold and silver coating, frame making, restoration of paintings and sculptures. Here, in their studio, the carved wooden parts of the throne baldachin are being meticulously gold coated. |
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| The Throne Hall 2 |
| With the completion of the baldachin the Throne Hall is slowly showing signs of its original significance with its splendour and opulence. |
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| The Coursaal |
| In the 17th century this room was the second anteroom of the so-called "imperial accommodation". The Swedish royal couple also used it as the second anteroom while staying in the Palace. Here you see the restorers preparing a tapestry for hanging in the Throne Hall. |
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| The Honour Courtyard |
| The Honour Courtyard before reconstruction work began. After two years of work, the historical Middle Building is now crowned once again with a mansard roof. |
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| View of the Honour Courtyard from the upper vestibule |
| A view from one of the staircase windows of the Honour Courtyard that is still a gigantic construction site. As soon as the last Portuguese cobblestone is set in place, it will be ready for future events radiating new pomp and splendour. |
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