The Great Hall of the Imperial Palace
As part of the 19th century restoration of the 11th century Kaiserpfalz ini Goslar, the painter Hermann Wislicenus created a series of murals purporting to illustrate the continuity of imperial rule from Charlemagne, the 9th century Frankish king who was crowned King of the Romans by pope Leo III, to Kaiser WIlhelm, whose coronation in 1871 initiated the Prussian Empire ("second reich"). Beginning in the mid-11th century, this hall was the seat of the imperial court..
About the palace: The Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich (Henry) III built this Romanesque-style edifice in Goslar (Lower Saxony) between 1040 and 1050. Goslar lies in a river valley on the edge of the Harz Mountains near rich sources of silver and iron ore. The palace is the largest, oldest, and most well preserved 11th century secular building in Europe and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage SIte. At the time of its construction, the emperor typically maintained an itinerant court that traveled through the extensive realm of the Empire, often maintaining dozens of active palaces, collecting taxes, checking local infrastructure and military readiness, monitoring political loyalties, holding public councils (Diets), and dispensing justice. This palace saw frequent use for about two centuries before falling into disrepair about 1289. It was the favorite palace of its creator, Heinricih III, who visited Goslar frequently (and whose heart is buried there). It was used mostly for storage in over the next few centuries, so it wasn't destroyed, and in 1868 it was rehabilitated, just in time to receive a visit from Kaiser Wilhelm I, in celebration of the establishment in 1871 of the Prussian Empire (headquartered in Berlin). The monarchy was replaced at the end of WWI by the Weiimar Republic; Hitler referred to the Prussian Empire as the "Second Reich," the first having been established by Charlemagne in the 9th century.
20 May, 2018
The Great Hall of the Imperial Palace
As part of the 19th century restoration of the 11th century Kaiserpfalz ini Goslar, the painter Hermann Wislicenus created a series of murals purporting to illustrate the continuity of imperial rule from Charlemagne, the 9th century Frankish king who was crowned King of the Romans by pope Leo III, to Kaiser WIlhelm, whose coronation in 1871 initiated the Prussian Empire ("second reich"). Beginning in the mid-11th century, this hall was the seat of the imperial court..
About the palace: The Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich (Henry) III built this Romanesque-style edifice in Goslar (Lower Saxony) between 1040 and 1050. Goslar lies in a river valley on the edge of the Harz Mountains near rich sources of silver and iron ore. The palace is the largest, oldest, and most well preserved 11th century secular building in Europe and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage SIte. At the time of its construction, the emperor typically maintained an itinerant court that traveled through the extensive realm of the Empire, often maintaining dozens of active palaces, collecting taxes, checking local infrastructure and military readiness, monitoring political loyalties, holding public councils (Diets), and dispensing justice. This palace saw frequent use for about two centuries before falling into disrepair about 1289. It was the favorite palace of its creator, Heinricih III, who visited Goslar frequently (and whose heart is buried there). It was used mostly for storage in over the next few centuries, so it wasn't destroyed, and in 1868 it was rehabilitated, just in time to receive a visit from Kaiser Wilhelm I, in celebration of the establishment in 1871 of the Prussian Empire (headquartered in Berlin). The monarchy was replaced at the end of WWI by the Weiimar Republic; Hitler referred to the Prussian Empire as the "Second Reich," the first having been established by Charlemagne in the 9th century.
20 May, 2018