Pheasant Castle MoritzburgParadise in a nutshell
Only a few people are allowed to enter because this solitaire amongst the German castles is simply too small for crowds. A walk through Little Pheasant Castle therefore remains an exclusive pleasure just as it was in the past. Embedded, to the east of Moritzburg Castle in a gentle cultivated landscape, the prestigious castle built by the Dresden Court in 1770 is the only late Rococo castle remaining in Saxony.
Thanks to a generous donation of an anonymous benefactor, the castle has been extensively reconstructed and is now open to the public in all of its former glory. Originally erected in a confined space in the formerly highly modern chinoiserie style, it now houses a complete royal household in a small format.
Furniture, stoves and murals restored to their original state and a collection of stuffed birds are eye-catchers inside the building. While strolling along the garden outside, visitors can go back in time to the world of the courts of the 18th century. Even more picturesque and scurrile are the jetty and the red-and-white brick lighthouse close by which give testimony to the playful and decadent spirit of the times.
This is where the noble people of landlocked Saxony dreamed their dream of glorious sea battles which for want of a real fleet could only be carried out with extras and a great amount of imagination. At least Little Pheasant Castle offered its masters and mistresses a room with a real “sea view” – this is also afforded to today’s visitors who are without royal blood in their veins.
Address
Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und
Gärten Sachsen
Barockschloss und Fasanen-
schlösschen 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
Disabled access
Limited accessibility
