THE CLOCK TOWER, WOLFSGARTEN 



that afford openings into the beautiful meadows 

 and woods that closely surround the whole of 

 this princely seat, which is thus kept retired and 

 private in character. 



The Clock Tower is pretty high, and by its 

 big clock, with a sundial which is right below it, 

 the whole of the household is regulated. To 

 the back it faces the lovely rose-garden and 

 other flower gardens, that are laid out with 

 great skill and taste. Thus the Clock Tower 

 overlooks the courtyard, the gardens, the 

 meadows, and the fine woods, among which 

 the present Grand Duke, Ernst-Ludwig, and 

 his sisters, Princess Louis of Battenberg, the 

 Grand Duchess Serge of Russia, the Empress 

 Alexandra Feodorowna of Russia, and Princess 

 Henry of Prussia, spent the happy days of their 

 youth with their father, the late Grand Duke 

 Louis IV. It was he who, after Wolfsgarten had 

 not been much used for many a year, chose it 

 for a summer residence in 1 879 after the death 

 of his wife, instead of one of his other country 

 seats, to which he had generally gone in summer- 

 time. He did a great deal for the improvement 

 of the place, which his successor completed. 

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