{"id":21984,"date":"2023-02-21T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=21984"},"modified":"2023-02-21T10:49:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T09:49:47","slug":"meissen-porcelain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/germany\/saxony\/meissen\/meissen-porcelain\/","title":{"rendered":"Meissen porcelain – the dream of white gold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The subject of porcelain has fascinated mankind for many years. Meissen is famous for its beautiful and exquisite Meissen porcelain, so a visit to the Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH is simply part of a visit to the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
At the beginning of the 18th century, the alchemist Johann Friedrich B\u00f6ttger tried to produce gold in countless experiments. When the Saxon Elector Augustus the Strong found out about this, he had B\u00f6ttger locked up in the Jungfernbastei. There he was to produce gold only for him. The attempts failed again and again. It took some time until Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus was able to convince B\u00f6ttger to switch to the production of white gold, i.e. porcelain. In the European princely courts, porcelain was already considered a highly sought-after commodity in the 13th century, and it could only be imported from China at inflated prices. B\u00f6ttger began experimenting at the end of September 1707.<\/p>\n\n\n\n