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Like all of the castle’s rooms, the entrance hall with its open, oversized fireplace was intended to create an inviting and hospitable atmosphere. The Duke’s original idea of building a hunting lodge on a prominent hill at the southern end of the Tegernsee is reflected in the entrance hall. Two carved deer’s heads with antlers, prominent and comfortable wooden chairs and cupboards in Gothic style allude to alpine hunting lodges of the Late Middle Ages.
The fireplace and the furniture also hark back to the angular style of the Late Middle Ages from the period between 1250 and 1500. The large cupboard to the right of stairwell entrance is modelled on a sacristy cabinet and is made of natural wood with striking, wrought-iron decorative bands.
GALLERY
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The emblem of the flying snipe on the smoke hood is a symbol of and geographic reference to the »Schnepfenluck« hunting location. (©MPG)
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The designs for the room ensemble here, including the furnishings, fireplace, lamps and dark wooden-beamed ceiling, were also produced by house artist Friedrich Attenhuber. (© Dr. Kai-Uwe Nielsen)
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Sketches of the wall lamps which illuminate the castle’s corridors. The style is Art Deco, which made design history between 1920 and 1940. (©MPG)
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The carved deer’s head also symbolises the originally intended purpose of a hunting lodge. (© Dr. Kai-Uwe Nielsen)
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The entrance hall, referred to as the »antechamber« in the original plans, is dominated by the wall-high fireplace. (© Dr. Kai-Uwe Nielsen)
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The emblem of the flying snipe on the smoke hood is a symbol of and geographic reference to the »Schnepfenluck« hunting location. (©MPG)
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The designs for the room ensemble here, including the furnishings, fireplace, lamps and dark wooden-beamed ceiling, were also produced by house artist Friedrich Attenhuber. (© Dr. Kai-Uwe Nielsen)
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Historian, art historian and archivist Dr. Wolfgang Burgmair