Walking further, Yunluo and Yan Chenyu's eyes suddenly lit up, and everyone held their breath and stood here, looking at everything in the palace in amazement. This is the concert hall in Wuyou Palace.
Frederick the Great loved music and nature, so the palace was decorated with natural elements. The palace made full use of the decorative effects of murals and mirrors, as well as painting, relief, gilding, and inlaying to make the space elegant, unique, and brilliant. The roof of the concert hall was decorated with spiders and vines woven with gold threads, which made Yunluo and Yan Chenyu dumbfounded.
These halls are decorated with the utmost care not only in the roofs and walls, but also in the design and production of furniture such as tables, chairs, cabinets, beds, and desks, which are all designed and made with great pains and ingenuity. It can be said that the shapes are extremely novel, the carvings are extremely complicated, and the patterns are extremely bizarre, which is truly a work of art that surpasses nature.
Frederick the Great admired the Rococo style, and the Sanssouci Palace thus regarded Rococo as the ultimate beauty. The rooms were mostly decorated with warm colors of yellow or red, with murals, mirrors, golden curves, and inlaid brilliance until they were dazzling.
Frederick the Great was also a person who loved literature and philosophy. At that time, the Enlightenment was on the rise, so he invited Voltaire and treated him as a distinguished guest. Under the influence of Voltaire, Frederick promoted military power, emphasized the rule of law, promoted rational thinking, and soon built Prussia into a powerful country in Central Europe.
In this exquisite decoration and furnishing environment, many gold, silver, jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings and other antiques and artworks are displayed in each hall, making the room full of jewels and jewels, shining brightly. Wandering in these luxurious, elegant, gorgeous, or humorous halls, one will always have the illusion of traveling through time and space. It is really difficult to distinguish what the construction style is.
Walking out of the palace, you will see a Baroque-style ornamental garden built on the open space at the foot of the hill in 1745. Starting from 1748, a reservoir with a fountain was built in the center of the garden. Unfortunately, Frederick the Great never saw the fountain spraying water with his own eyes, because in his time, there was not enough technology to make the fountain spray water.
There are six long terraces between the fountain and the palace, which are gradually rising along the hillside. Each terrace is covered with green grape trellises. There are also green pine trees surrounding the terraces. For easy access, there are more than 100 steps between the terraces. Climbing up the steps, you will feel as if you are looking up at a higher place.
This garden has no walls to block it. Instead, it cleverly combines natural scenery with artificial structures, so that the palace standing on the hill and the garden on the plain are integrated into one, showing a charm that is both elegant and wild.
The Huaguo Pavilion is a round pavilion. There are various Asian-style statues standing around it. These statues are indeed gilded, including the entire outer wall of the pavilion. On the top of the Huaguo Pavilion is a statue of the Monkey King, which was imagined based on Chinese legends.
Unfortunately, Frederick the Great himself never really left Europe in his lifetime, and the mutual exchanges between Europeans of the same period and China at that time were quite limited. Therefore, the layout and design of statues were largely mixed with Westerners', including the Great's own, imaginations of the East.
If you look closely at those statues, you will find that although they look somewhat like the so-called Chinese, many of their features still have some European characteristics.
The design of the Sanssouci Palace was largely inspired by that of Versailles, because Versailles represented the highest achievement of Baroque garden art at the time. It was the object of imitation for dignitaries from all over Europe. The symmetrical layout and exquisite details of the Sanssouci Palace can all be found in Versailles.
Looking at this palace, which may not represent the highest level in Europe but is also dazzling, Yun Luo felt not jealousy or shame, but joy, envy and admiration, because all palaces are not the private relics of any king or emperor, but the common property of the people of the world and the crystallization of human wisdom and talent.
It is the product of social development and progress, and the accumulation and display of the civilization of Yunluo and Yan Chenyu's planet. Thinking of this, Yunluo felt open-minded and proud.
Walking out of the palace, standing on the stepped steps, looking ahead at the vast and distant blue sky and the open and grand palace gardens, watching the tourists coming and going, Yunluo vaguely saw the majestic and magnificent palaces all over the world under the vast sky, and his heart was filled with emotion again, and he was completely free of worries.
On the way back to the station, you can stop and go to see the town of Potsdam. You can go to the tavern in the Dutch quarter of the inner city, which was visited by a large number of Dutch people who poured into Prussia in the 1730s.
The not very wide street is flanked by more than 150 red brick buildings in typical Dutch style. The Dutch living here once had a great influence on the prosperity of Potsdam after the Thirty Years' War.
It is indeed a bit hard to leave Berlin, a city where the ancient and modern are harmoniously combined. In order to welcome and send off the World Cup, the Berlin Central Station, known as the most beautiful train station in the world, was inaugurated and the ribbon was cut.
This five-story steel and glass building, which took 10 years to build and cost 13 billion euros, covers an area of 15,000 square meters. It has become the largest railway station in Europe and the third landmark building in Berlin after the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate.
The Eurail Pass purchased in Beijing is a one-ticket travel pass for traveling across Europe specially launched for tourists outside Europe.
Yunluo and Yanchenyu sell an 8-day pass for Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, which allows unlimited train rides in the four countries of Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The Eurail Pass is a very convenient means of transportation for independent travel in Europe, and the price of 4 adult second-class tickets is also very favorable.
After about 2 hours of traveling, Yunluo and Yan Chenyu arrived at Hamburg, enjoying the idyllic scenery along the way. The full name of Hamburg is the Hanseatic Free City of Hamburg, which is also one of the 16 states of Germany. It is the second largest city in Germany after Berlin.
It is also one of the world's famous water cities and the city with the most bridges in Europe. Yunluo and Yan Chenyu left the train station and walked a short distance to the hotel where they were staying, Motel One.
Standing in a room on the 16th floor, you can overlook many corners of the city. There is the busy Hamburg Port in the distance, the spires of five churches, the dotted sailboats in the Alster Lake, and the balconies of Hamburg people filled with flowers and green plants.
Hamburg is also known as the Green City, the greenest city in Germany. The Alster Lake in the center of the city is picturesque, and the five cathedral spires to its south complement each other. The Baroque-style Michaelerkirche is the symbol of Hamburg. Ships coming from the sea know they are approaching Hamburg as long as they see its towering bell tower.
Hamburg is located near the Baltic Sea, in the center of Europe, and faces the sea on one side. It is connected to land on three sides, and water and land transportation is extremely convenient. The weather is slightly cooler than Berlin, and it is cloudy today. After a short rest, Yunluo and Yan Chenyu went to the Hamburg fish market. To understand a city, you should also start by understanding people's lives.
Hamburg Port, which enjoys the reputation of the world's fastest port, is the largest port in Germany. Among its many docks, six are dedicated to loading and unloading fish. The docks are equipped with large seawater reservoirs, cold storages, modern loading and unloading sites and world-class modern loading and unloading equipment.
All kinds of fishing vessels have short berthing time here, high loading and unloading efficiency, and the fish freshness is the best in the world. All these advantages make Hamburg the largest fish distribution center in Europe.
The Hamburg Fish Market, located on the bank of the Elbe River on the south side of the fishing port, has a history of more than 160 years. Now the Hamburg Fish Market with a retro style is not only a trading market for fish and other commodities, but also a famous tourist attraction.
At 6am on Sunday, the fish market was already bustling with people. The sales stands in the miles-long fish market, which were built with vehicles or wooden boards, were decorated beautifully with colorful slogans, colorful balloons and huge inflatable fish models.
There are all kinds of fresh fish and seafood that Yunluo can't name. The attractive color and delicious taste are mouth-watering. Here not only sell fish but also hamburger breakfast made of seafood. The price is not high, about 3€ each.
The fish market not only sells fish, but also a variety of fresh fruits, chocolate candies and flowers. Yunluo and Yan Chenyu stopped in front of a fruit stall. This seemed to be a big business, and the hawking attracted many customers to stop and look.
The Hamburg fish market uses an auction method where customers bid and buy on the spot. This trading method, which has been used for more than a hundred years, is still an effective tool in the hands of fish merchants. The big stage is crowded with people, and the seller stands on the stage and shouts while throwing fruits into the basket.
After a while, the basket was full. Seeing that everyone was willing to pay, the seller stopped shouting. Everyone paid 10€ a basket, picked up the basket, and seemed to be satisfied with the purchase.
After having a seafood burger for breakfast, I discovered that the fish market had candies, fresh fruits and flowers. It was simply overwhelming. It was a pity that I didn’t buy a basket of fruit.
Yunluo and Yan Chenyu saw many motorcycles on their way to St. Michael's Church and wondered why they gathered there. Later they found out that it was an event for all motorcycles, and people from various cities in Germany gathered here to participate in the event.
Michaelerkirche is located on a high hill not far from the north bank of the Elbe River, west of the city hall. It was built in the 17th century and is 132 meters high. The entire bell tower is copper green. It is the most important Baroque church in northern Germany. The spire of Michaelerkirche is the symbol of Hamburg.
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Although the church is not as luxurious as the Berlin Cathedral, it is very beautifully decorated. The plan is slightly in the shape of a petal cross, and the main color is bright white. The altar and calyx-shaped pulpit are both Italian-style marble buildings.
From the church's bell tower you can see the busy Port of Hamburg and Hamburg City Hall.
Not far from Michelle Church, there are the ruins of a bombed church. When I walked to the only remaining bell tower of the church, I realized it was St. Nicholas Church.
Judging from its remaining stone carvings and overall size, this was once a large church with a long history. The remains of the bell tower were reinforced with steel frames to prevent its components from collapsing and affecting safety, but nothing else was repaired. Even the scorch marks from the fire are still vivid, which is shocking.
The square in front of the church is the place that was bombed. There is a glass pyramid in front of it that allows you to go to the underground museum to see what the church looked like before it was bombed.
A short 10-minute walk away is the Hamburg City Hall with its green roof that we just saw from the spire. Construction of the City Hall began in 1886 and took 11 years to complete. It is a neo-baroque building built in the second half of the 19th century and is decorated with many commemorative and symbolic artworks.
The entire building is made of sandstone. Except for the copper-green roof, the exterior is smoky gray, simple and elegant. The spire in the center of the municipal building is 112 meters high and is one of the most eye-catching buildings in Hamburg. The gilded imperial eagle is installed on the clock tower, which is a symbol of German unification.
I heard that the City Hall is huge, with four floors and 647 rooms, which is more than the Buckingham Palace in the UK. It is said to be the most luxurious and beautiful City Hall in Europe.
When you enter the town hall, you can see two rows of thick stone columns in the ground floor hall, a total of 16. There are four reliefs of portraits on each column, including the well-known playwright Lessing, musician Brahms and physicist Hertz.
The municipal banquet and reception hall is 46 meters long, 18 meters wide and 15 meters high. The portraits hanging inside describe the development history of Hamburg. The Golden Book of the Hanseatic League is kept in the Mayor's Hall, and the names of Hamburg's mayors from 1264 to 1912 are engraved on the bronze plaque.
There are statues of 20 famous German emperors standing between the windows on the second floor. There are also magnificent banquet halls, citizen halls, emperor halls, tower halls and phoenix halls in the municipal building. Each hall is beautifully decorated and has its own characteristics, which are worth seeing.
The mosaic of Hamburg's patron saint, Harmonia, is placed in a semicircular niche above the end (front) of the City Hall building. The golden Latin text means: The freedom won by our ancestors should be cherished doubly.
Take another look at this magnificent building from the Alster Lake.
Like a pearl inlaid in the center of the city, the picturesque lake is dotted with colorful sails and swans gracefully shuttle through the sparkling water. People like to walk around the Alster Lake because it is the best place for rest provided by the water-friendly green city.
Yunluo and Yan Chenyu could not help but sigh that this city nurtured by the Elbe River has always had a magical ability to repair and renew itself throughout its long and bumpy history.
700 years ago, the Hanseatic spirit of internal unity and external peace, the free Hanseatic city that now calls itself Hamburg, presented to Yunluo and Yan Chenyu, is a city that embodies openness, diversity, creativity, and the new Hanseatic spirit, and it also brings Yunluo a wonderful time of freedom. (To be continued...)
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