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Enlightened Absolutism in Wörlitzer Park
In the middle of the Seven Years’ War, Leopold IIl Frederick Franz assumes sovereignty over the small principality of Anhalt-Dessau. Wanting to rebuild and reform his country, he also undertakes representative projects. Inspired by a trip to England, Leopold III creates Wörlitzer Park in 1765 - a landscape garden that corresponds to the ideals of the Enlightenment. In contrast to the strict aesthetics of baroque gardens, everything here resembles an artistically-staged wildernes. The grounds serve as a "walk-in educational programme", including a miniature version of the English Iron Bridge and of Mount Vesuvius. In the spirit of the Enlightenment, the park also extols religious tolerance and houses both a Christian church and a Jewish synagogue.
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