Charlottenburg Palace was originally built as a modest summer residence for Sophie Charlotte, spouse of the Elector of Brandenburg, Frederick III. Construction of the palace, which at the time was known as Lietzenburg, started in 1695 to a design by Johann Arnold Nering. The palace was relatively modest both in size and design so when Frederick became the first Prussian King in 1701 plans were soon made for a significant and grand expansion. The Swedish court architect Johann Friedrich Eosander von Göthe supervised the expansion. The architect had just returned from trips to Paris and Rome, which inspired him to crown the palace with a monumental 48 meter tall dome topped with a statue of the goddess Fortuna. He also significantly expanded the wings, which included the construction of an orangery at the west wing. Frederick's son, the 'Soldier King', wasn't interested in architecture, so when he ascended the throne in 1713 all construction work was halted. It was only in 1740 that construction continued when Frederick the Great commissioned the Prussian architect Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff with the expansion of the east wing (the Neuer Flügel or New Wing) to complement the larger west wing. It was completed six years later. Glass Bedchamber, Charlottenburg palace
Glass Bedchamber