Wörlitz, temple of Venus

Friedrich Wilhelm von ErdmannsdorffSecond half of the 18th century

State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Sachsen-Anhalt
Magdeburg, Germany

The replica of a ten-column Doric monoptero stands on an artificial quarry stone rock. The name of the temple is derived from the exposed plaster cast of Venus Medici.

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Title: Wörlitz, temple of Venus
Creator: Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff
Date Created: Second half of the 18th century
Location Created: Gartenreich Dessau-Wörlitz, Wörlitzer Park
Rights: Kulturstiftung Dessau-Wörlitz

State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Sachsen-Anhalt

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