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The rooms known to many as the Weinlig Rooms, dating from around 1791 - once named after the Dresden architect Christian Traugott Weinlig - have not only regained their former splendour after the elaborate restoration, but also their old and over 180 years usual name – the “Kaiserzimmer”, or Emperor´s Rooms.
When it became apparent in May 1791 that the German-Roman Emperor Leopold II and the Prussian King Frederick William II would meet in Pillnitz, the furnishing of the new side wings of the Bergpalais and Wasserpalais, or upper palace and river-side palace, which had been under construction since 1788, was completed quickly and additional furniture was brought to Pillnitz for the distinguished guests. Both rulers were accommodated in a separate wing of the upper palace. King Frederick William II occupied the ground floor of the east wing, while Emperor Leopold II was allocated the corresponding rooms in the west wing, where we currently find ourselves. These were the most magnificent rooms in the palace. And even though Emperor Leopold occupied the rooms for just three days, his stay defined their name from then on.