Castle Dahlen
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Castle Dahlen is a castle built in 1751 in the small town of Dahlen, located in Saxony Germany.
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[edit] History
The castle was built by Count Heinrich von Bünau as a residence. There was an old medieval manor house on the site, which was demolished to make way for the castle.
Built in the late Baroque style, the castle featured over 30 rooms and some of the finest examples of trompe o'leil, particularly in the Grand Stair Hall. This and the ceilings of the Emperor Hall and White Hall rooms were painted by Frederick Adam Oeser. The Count commssioned him in 1756 to do the art work.
The castle's most notable resident was King Frederick the Great. He took up is Seven Years War campaign in the castle. It was during his occupation that on the 12th of February, 1761 that King Frederick signed the Hubertusburg Treaty ending the war. This was signed in the White Hall.
The castle was sold to the von Sahr family around 1851. It remained a private residence until 1945, when the East German government removed the family and the castle became State property. It was converted to a Police, Bakery and Meat Processing school, before its short lived restoration in the 1960's.
In 1973, a defective chimmney burnt the castle to and empty shell.
[edit] Castle Today
The Schloß Dahlen Stiftung (Castle Dahlen Trust) was formed in 2007 to head a campaign for the restoration of the castle. Through donations and events, the castle will be restored and once again be the treasure of Dahlen and the nation.
[edit] Important Rooms
White Hall- (German: Weißer-saal)This room featured plaster and marble walls with reliefs of the Greek Deities Apollo and Minerva. The ceiling was painted with cherubs and a beautiful sky scene.
Emperor Hall- (German: Kaiser-saal)A large ballroom used for entertaining royalty and high dignitaries. This room had a painted ceiling similar to the White Hall. Also featured a high ceiling and two balconies from the third floor looking into the room.
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