Neptune Grotto

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Neptune Grotto is an ornate 18th-century garden grotto and water feature in the park of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany, designed in a rococo style with mythological decoration centered on the sea god Neptune.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Neptune Grotto canonical 2
Neptune’s Grotto 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure ⓘ
garden grotto ⓘ
water feature ⓘ
architecturalStyle Rococo ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo Neptune ⓘ
genre landscape architecture ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Prussian royal residence ⓘ
hasDecoration marine motifs ⓘ
mythological figures ⓘ
rockwork ⓘ
shell ornamentation ⓘ
statuary ⓘ
hasFunction aesthetic enjoyment ⓘ
cool retreat in garden ⓘ
hasMaterial shells ⓘ
stone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
water ⓘ
hasPart artificial cave ⓘ
basin ⓘ
fountain ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic asymmetry typical of Rococo ⓘ
ornate decoration ⓘ
playful sculptural forms ⓘ
hasTheme mythology ⓘ
sea god Neptune ⓘ
linked to: Poseidon
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inception 18th century ⓘ
isInContinent Europe ⓘ
isInMunicipality Potsdam ⓘ
isInState Brandenburg ⓘ
locatedIn Brandenburg ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Potsdam ⓘ
Sanssouci Palace grounds ⓘ
linked to: Sanssouci Park

Sanssouci Park ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod 18th-century European garden design ⓘ
locatedInWorldHeritageSite Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin ⓘ
locatedNear Sanssouci Palace ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Sanssouci Palace complex ⓘ
linked to: Sanssouci Palace
touristAttraction true ⓘ
usedFor garden ornamentation ⓘ
water display ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sanssouci Palace → hasPart → Neptune Grotto ⓘ
Sanssouci Park → hasStructure → Neptune Grotto ⓘ
Escala del Cabirol → givesAccessTo → Neptune’s Grotto ⓘ
linked to: Neptune Grotto