Peacock Island Castle Schloss Pfaueninsel
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In 1793, Frederick William II "rediscovered" the Peacock Island in Berlin and had a half-timbered house built by a local craftsman for himself and Wilhelmine Encke, later Countess Lichtenau -- who is said to have sketched out the design herself. Frederick William III and his wife, Queen Luise, were fond of the house and used it as a summer residence. It was during this period that the peacocks from which the island takes its present name were introduced, and today there are sixty of the birds.
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Address:
Schloss Pfaueninsel, D-14109 Berlin-Wannsee, Germany
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