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    The Neptune Grotto (German: Neptungrotte) close to the Obelisk entrance in Sanssouci Park, Potsdam, was created by Frederick the Great between 1751 and...
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    Neptune's Grotto (Italian: Grotta di Nettuno; Catalan: Cova de Neptú) is a stalactite cave near the town of Alghero on the island of Sardinia, Italy. The...
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    the grotto was decorated with several statues as well as resting areas around the edge of the cave. Three statues of the Roman sea gods Neptune and Triton...
    10 KB (1,337 words) - 18:24, 5 November 2023
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    as water features were a firm component of baroque gardens. But the Neptune Grotto, finished in 1757 in the eastern part of the park, was used just as...
    9 KB (975 words) - 02:17, 19 June 2024
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    Vincenzo de' Rossi as seen in the Buontalenti Grotto Mannerist high reliefs in the Buontalenti Grotto Neptune's fountain Fontana del Bacchino Boboli Gardens...
    12 KB (1,355 words) - 14:22, 4 May 2024
  • "The Organ Player": an example of pareidolia in Neptune's Grotto, Sardinia...
    15 KB (1,608 words) - 09:25, 21 June 2024
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    assignments—he designed the deer garden colonnade (Marble Colonnade), the Neptune grotto in Potsdam, the Neustadt Gate, several residences, the French Church...
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  • few rods beyond Knapton Hill we reach, on R., the Devil's Hole or Neptune's Grotto, a natural fish pond connected by subterranean crevices with the sea...
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    Alghero territory is also known as the Riviera del Corallo and the Neptune's grotto. The coasts around Capo Caccia and its submerged caves are another...
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  • In 1989 Julian and Isabel were invited to join a team building a modern grotto under British sculptor Simon Verity at Leeds Castle in Kent. This led to...
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    waterfall from the Fountain of the Organ; the grotto contained a 16th-century torso of a statue of Neptune, which had originally been intended for an unfinished...
    67 KB (10,133 words) - 19:46, 28 February 2024
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    Heiligen See lake, as well as the restoration of the Neptungrotte (Neptune Grotto) in the palace gardens of Schloss Sanssouci. Furthermore, he supported...
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    lot of water for his then planned projects: a fountain complex, the Neptune Grotto, and a marble colonnade in Sanssouci Park, which is no longer standing...
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    Israel Natural Bridge Caverns in Comal County, Texas, United States Neptune's Grotto sea cave near Alghero in Sardinia, Italy Caves of Nerja in Nerja, Málaga...
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    "The Organ Player" - Pareidolia phenomenon in Neptune's Grotto, Sardinia...
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    gabinetto rustico and in the relief sculptures of the nymphaeum (or 'Neptune grotto'). Documents of Zanobi's time mention a limonaia, a lawn area, and ilex...
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    destroyed during fighting in 1945, rebuilt in 1983 and from 1990 to 1993) Neptune Grotto (Neptungrotte) (from 1751) Green Gate (Grünes Gitter) at the park entrance...
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    Ispinigoli, Neptune's Grotto, Pastena Caves, Pertosa Caves, Grotta dello Smeraldo and Toirano Caves. Other notable Italian caves are Grotto Calgeron, Ear...
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  • statue of Neptune and a Lion's Den. In 1762-5 Thomas Paty was employed in "grinding, gooping and laying" tiles for the grotto. The grotto was built as...
    18 KB (1,926 words) - 10:39, 23 June 2024
  • The backstage on the set in Neptune's Grotto...
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