Rococo

Rococo is a style of 18th century French art and interior design.

Architecture

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Abbey of St Gall
Aranjuez Several of the palace's rooms are in rococo style, including the brilliant Gala Dining Room
Bamberg Old City Hall Building facade
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe Features added during the 2nd phase of construction (nomination file)
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust
Cesky Krumlov Rococo chapel and Rococo theatre inside the Castle
Congonhas Church interior
Cracow SS Peter and Paul Church
Drottningholm
Fertö/Neusiedlersee Esterhazy Palace in Fertod
Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz
Genoa Interiors of the palazzi
Graz Schloss Eggenberg
Karlskrona Skarva: The main house is a singlestorey structure with an H-plan that combines classical and rococo styles (nom file)
L'viv St George Cathedral
Litomysl Castle reading room in the interior
Pilgrimage Church of Wies
Potsdam Sanssouci Palace
Regensburg Interior of both Collegiate churches
Reichenau church of St Peter & Paul at Niederzell "was decorated in rococo style in the 18th century" (AB ev)
Salzburg The St. Peter's abbey was refurbished in the Rococo style between 1760 and 1782
Schönbrunn
Siena Synagogue - "represents one of the few examples of architecture between Rococo and Neoclassicism"
St. Petersburg Catherine Palace and Oranienbaum
Versailles Several rooms decorated in Louis Quinze style
Vienna Karlskirche
Würzburg Residence Several rooms
Yuso and Suso Monasteries Tables in Yuso

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