Karlsruhe.Palace Fan and Market Square
A round beech city map of Karlsruhe's palace fan, Botanical Garden and market square.
About the product
Karlsruhe's streets radiate from the palace into the surrounding city. This round crop also includes the Botanical Garden and the market square with its pyramid, placing garden paths beside the more closely built centre. The upper map layer is made from oiled beech. A black back plate gives contrast to the cut street network and completes the two-layer wooden construction.
What does the map show?
- Karlsruhe Palace
- Pyramid at the market square
- Karlsruhe Botanical Garden
- Two wooden layers with a black back plate
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Round · Design: Layered · Material: Beech · Diameter: Ø 23 cm, Ø 35 cm, Ø 50 cm
The configuration shown in the cart and at the time of ordering is authoritative. The preview is not a dimensioned technical drawing.
Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
Shipping & returns
Securely packed shipping. Return and cancellation information is available in the legal section.
Shipping costs and delivery options depend on the destination and format. The published cancellation right applies to non-personalised standard goods; it may be excluded for individually made products.
Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-EC3C1119C2A6-S, LW-CAT-EC3C1119C2A6-M, LW-CAT-EC3C1119C2A6-L
Together with the order or production batch, the relevant SKU enables traceability. Safety questions and incidents can be reported to the email address shown above.
Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Palace, garden and market within Karlsruhe's fan
Karlsruhe's central geometry becomes particularly clear around the palace, Botanical Garden and market square. Radiating streets meet open grounds and a strong connection south into the city. These neighbouring spaces share one organising reference while retaining different architectural and landscape forms, revealing the planned foundation through a compact urban setting.
A palace gathers the directions
The directions of Karlsruhe's fan converge around the palace. The city's foundation in 1715 consequently established a particularly clear spatial reference. Streets and avenues were placed within a shared arrangement rather than developed entirely independently. The palace is therefore both a historical building and a key to understanding the structure of the neighbouring city.
Different environments belong to this common plan. On the urban side, streets lead into built districts; around the residence, more open areas provide a contrasting setting. This variation makes the fan more than an abstract geometric figure. The same organising idea connects places with different purposes, degrees of enclosure and relationships between buildings and open ground.
A garden beside the residence
The Botanical Garden lies west of the palace. Paths and planted areas introduce a space organised differently from the streets south of the residence. Here landscape and individual garden buildings establish the principal relationships. Their more open setting contrasts with the denser urban fabric nearby, giving the central area a significant change of scale and texture.
The garden's proximity to the palace is important to the overall composition. The two places are closely related without having the same form. Landscape provides a neighbour to the representative building, helping explain its position through more than its facade or plan alone. The residence belongs to a wider arrangement of grounds that shapes how it relates to the city.
The southern connection reaches the market
South of the palace lies the market square. The Town Hall and city church contribute to its neoclassical setting, while the pyramid supplies a distinct reference within the open space. Unlike the garden, this is a strongly urban place. Buildings define its edges and connect it with the adjoining streets of the central district.
The connection from palace to market makes the transition between residence and city particularly legible. Orientation remains clear while the use and enclosure of space change. The more expansive palace setting leads towards a square whose meaning comes from its role within the built centre. Their relationship shows how different public functions were accommodated within the planned city.
Palace, Botanical Garden and market thus provide a concentrated introduction to Karlsruhe. The fan supplies a shared principle rather than the whole subject. Its character emerges from the interaction of radial directions, planted grounds and enclosed public space. The planned foundation remains understandable through these relationships, bringing contrasting parts of the central city into a short and coherent geographical sequence.
Sources
- Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus – Karlsruhe — https://www.germany.travel/en/cities-culture/karlsruhe.html
- Karlsruhe Tourismus – Karlsruhe Castle — https://www.karlsruhe-erleben.de/en/attraktion/schloss-karlsruhe-27b46fa0a2
- Wikipedia – Botanischer Garten Karlsruhe — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanischer_Garten_Karlsruhe
- Wikipedia – Karlsruher Pyramide — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlsruher_Pyramide
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