This document provides information on various Rococo style palaces, buildings, and artworks located across Europe, with mentions of Sans Souci Palace in Potsdam, St. Petersburg's St. Catherine's Palace and Hermitage Museum, and interiors from the Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace, Smolny Cathedral, St. Nicholas Cathedral, and Grand Peterhof Palace. Additionally, it lists Rococo style churches and buildings in Germany, Austria, Spain, and France, including examples from Ottobeuren, Rottenbuch, Marienmunster, the Archbishop Palace in Prague, the Cathedral of Cadiz, and the Petit Palais in Paris. It also provides brief information on the German architect Fran
50. • A Paris-trained German architect, François de
Cuvilliers, is almost singlehandedly responsible
for the spread of the Rococo style to Bavaria
and thence to the rest of Germany and Austria,
where is was used in residences and churches
alike. One of the finest examples of his work is
the Amalienburg, a pavilion for Royal relaxation
at Nymphenburg Park outside Munich. The
Mirror Room is a fantasy of silver leafed stucco
on a blue background, depicting fruit, flowers,
vines and birds, intermingled with classical
figures.
