Highlight • Monument
Great Cascade
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Andrea und Huskys 🐺
April 23, 2026
Hiking
Joseph Effner planned the Great Cascade, which was built in 1717. The water falls from a two-part water staircase, the first step of which is semicircular towards the west, and the second, lower step is shaped towards the east. The cascade continues the symmetry through the central channel. Originally, flanking architecture was planned, but it was never executed. Instead, four sculptures of Greek gods were relocated here from the Großer Parterre at the end of the 18th century.
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Michael (Wasi)
July 23, 2026
Hiking
It forms the western end of the central Schloss Canal and was designed in the early 18th century according to plans by the French garden artist Dominique Girard, a student of André Le Nôtre, the famous creator of the Gardens of Versailles. The water flows down in stages over several terraces, creating an impressive baroque water feature.
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Elevation 560 m
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