Felsengarten Sanspareil | |
 1793 illustration of the rock garden | |
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| 49°58′59″N 11°19′16″E / 49.98306°N 11.32111°E | |
| Location | Sanspareil, Bavaria |
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| Designer | Joseph Saint-Pierre |
| Type | English landscape garden |
| Beginning date | 1744 |
| Completion date | 1748 |
| Website | Sanspareil Rock Garden |
Sanspareil rock garden (French “sans pareil” [sɑ̃paˈʀɛj] meaning 'unparalleled' or 'incomparable')[1] is an English landscape garden created between 1744 and 1748 in the village also now called Sanspareil, pronounced locally in German, or the Ostfränkisch dialect as "Samberell". It is in the municipality of Wonsees in the district of Kulmbach, Bavaria.
The 13-hectare garden[2] incorporates natural rock outcrops of the Franconian Jura and the medieval castle of Zwernitz. Work on it began under Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and was completed by his wife Margravine Wilhelmine. On first seeing the grove with its strange rock formations, one of Frederick's guests is said to have exclaimed 'C'est sans pareil!' – 'It has no equal!'.[3]
The entire ensemble is a protected monument. The garden has been designated Geotope 477R008 by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment.[4]
- ^ Thacker, Christopher (2016). The Wildness Pleases: The Origins of Romanticism. Taylor & Francis. p. 57. ISBN 9781317235835. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Anker, Susanne. "Felsengarten Sanspareil in der Fränkischen Schweiz". bayern-online.de. Bayern online. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Oriental Building at Sanspareil Rock Garden – Wonsees". schlosser.bayern.de. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Geotop: Felsengarten Sanspareil" (PDF). umwelt.bayern.de. Retrieved 16 September 2022.