Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Damen- und Herrenbau
English translation:
gentlemen\'s wing and ladies\' wing
Added to glossary by
Olav Rixen
Feb 22, 2012 21:15
12 yrs ago
German term
Damen- und Herrenbau
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Architecture
.... stehen dem Besucher derzeit wesentliche Bereiche der teils möblierten, teils museal eingerichteten fürstlichen Wohnräume im **Damen- und Herrenbau** offen.
From a description of Löwenburg castle.
From a description of Löwenburg castle.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +8 | gentlemen's wing and ladies' wing | David Hollywood |
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gentlemen's wing and ladies' wing
Wilhelm hatte zahlreiche Mätressen, mit der 24 Jahre jüngeren Karoline von
Schlotheim genoss er seit 1787 seine letzte und längste Liaison. Alleine mit ihr
hatte der Landgraf sechs überlebende Kinder. Für sie wurde der Damenbau auf der
Löwenburg erweitert und eingerichtet.
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e.g. ALBERTINA - The Venue
albertina.at/en/meetings__events/the venue
The staterooms are divided into two suites of rooms: the Gentlemen's Wing on the Hofburg side of the palace, and the Ladies' Wing on the Vienna State Opera ...
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I think this would work ... and you could capitalize, as in "Gentlemen's Wing" and "Ladies' Wing"
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and "Bachelor's Wing" as analternative to "Gentelmen's Wing"
stokesaycourt.com/site/index.php/history-of-stokesay-courtThe house is laid out around a central block with three wings: a bachelors' or Gentlemen's wing, a ladies wing at the opposite end, and a service wing.
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Note added at 17 mins (2012-02-22 21:32:54 GMT)
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should read "Gentlemen's" of course
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Note added at 21 mins (2012-02-22 21:36:52 GMT)
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and here's an English language site on Löwenburg castle with specific refence to the Ladies' Wing:
http://ex-mihaela.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowenburg-castle-in-k...
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ex-mihaela.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowenburg-castle-in-kassel.html
Today scholars regard Löwenburg Castle ruins as one of the most significant buildings of ..... Others, like the Pearl Tapestry Room in the ladies' wing, have been ...
Schlotheim genoss er seit 1787 seine letzte und längste Liaison. Alleine mit ihr
hatte der Landgraf sechs überlebende Kinder. Für sie wurde der Damenbau auf der
Löwenburg erweitert und eingerichtet.
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-02-22 21:29:12 GMT)
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e.g. ALBERTINA - The Venue
albertina.at/en/meetings__events/the venue
The staterooms are divided into two suites of rooms: the Gentlemen's Wing on the Hofburg side of the palace, and the Ladies' Wing on the Vienna State Opera ...
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Note added at 15 mins (2012-02-22 21:30:44 GMT)
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I think this would work ... and you could capitalize, as in "Gentlemen's Wing" and "Ladies' Wing"
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-02-22 21:32:09 GMT)
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and "Bachelor's Wing" as analternative to "Gentelmen's Wing"
stokesaycourt.com/site/index.php/history-of-stokesay-courtThe house is laid out around a central block with three wings: a bachelors' or Gentlemen's wing, a ladies wing at the opposite end, and a service wing.
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Note added at 17 mins (2012-02-22 21:32:54 GMT)
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should read "Gentlemen's" of course
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Note added at 21 mins (2012-02-22 21:36:52 GMT)
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and here's an English language site on Löwenburg castle with specific refence to the Ladies' Wing:
http://ex-mihaela.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowenburg-castle-in-k...
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Note added at 22 mins (2012-02-22 21:37:56 GMT)
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ex-mihaela.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowenburg-castle-in-kassel.html
Today scholars regard Löwenburg Castle ruins as one of the most significant buildings of ..... Others, like the Pearl Tapestry Room in the ladies' wing, have been ...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, David."
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