Moritzburg CastleTreasure island

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Three hazelnuts for cinderella

Moritzburg Castle is famous as a Baroque Hunting and Pleasure Castle of Augustus the Strong; but since 1974 also as the backdrop for the film of the Czech-German cult fairytale »three hazelnuts for cinderella«. Back then, nobody would have expected this film to become one of the most favoured fairytale films today. Meanwhile, the film itself has become part of the castle’s history and is a must-see in every living-room at every Christmas.

The special exhibition of the same name on show in winter 2009/2010 attracted more than 150,000 visitors. This is now to be continued: from 5 november 2011, visitors may indulge then, always between November and February, in the history of one of the most beautiful fairytale films of all time.

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Moritzburg castle

The certainly most beautiful Saxon moated castle is named after Duke Moritz, who built a hunting lodge in 1542 near to his residence in Dresden. In 1723 Augustus the Strong commissioned Matthaeus Daniel Poeppelmann, architect of the Dresden Zwinger, with the conversion of the building to provide an appropriate and magnificent setting for his glittering parties. This resulted in a Baroque jewel with four towers in ochre and white, whose splendor is mirrored in the artificial lake surrounding the castle.

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The stately home was used as a magical backdrop in the legendary fairy-tale film »Three Wishes for Cinderella«. One of the most outstanding collections of hunting trophies in Europe is not the only big treasure of Moritzburg Castle today.

The “Feather Room” won even a European Cultural Heritage Award. Far more than one million colorful feathers were made into a unique piece of art, the magnificent bed of Augustus the Strong. Just as unique is the lavishly painted gold leather tapestry on the walls of the electoral refuge. And the visitor to Moritzburg must by no means miss a look at the Little Pheasant Castle that can be reached in just a few minutes on foot or by horse-drawn coach.

Even today, Moritzburg has not lost much of its cultural importance that can be felt every year at the “Moritzburg Festival of Chamber Music” and the autumnal Stallions’ Parade in the former royal stud farm outside the castle gates.

Address

Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und
Gärten Sachsen
Barockschloss und Fasanenschlösschen Moritzburg
D-01468 Moritzburg

Phone +49 (0) 3 52 07 8 73-0
Fax +49 (0) 3 52 07 8 73-11
moritzburg@schloesserland-sachsen.de
www.schloss-moritzburg.de

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