Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth
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The Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth is a felsenmeer made of granite blocks several metres across and is part of the Großes Labyrinth Nature Reserve near Wunsiedel in Germany. For a long time its formation w
Goethe Rocks
False ruins above Prinz Ludwig Platz
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III. The couple's happy, though short-lived, marriage produced nine children, including the future monarchs Fr
Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth
…resulted in the jumble of rocks with wild, romantic paths through the narrow clefts and steep steps. The jumble of rocks (a blockfield) named after Queen Louise was already being exploited for tourism in the 18th century and it is also well-known today as a result of the natural amphitheatre surrounded by rocks…
Portrait by Josef Grassi, 1802
The famous Princesses Monument statue of Louise (left), with her sister Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz by Johann Gottfried Schadow. The statue was initially deemed too erotic, and was consequently closed to public viewing.
Louise and Frederick William, 1794 – a year after their marriage
Queen Louise with her husband and children, c. 1806