African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 953 New Home
"Father, it would be great if you could adapt. I was worried that you would feel uncomfortable during this long journey."

Sitting on the train for a long time is really a torture, just like the little ones behind Ernst, they all look listless. The same goes for Ernst and Karina. After all, the Ernsts have been in the first town all year round and rarely go out, so they are not used to it.

Constantine smiled and said to his son, "Don't stay in the palace all the time. Go out for a walk more often. Look at me, I am in good health at this age. It's because I exercise and travel all the time."

Since entering old age, Constantine has been traveling around East Africa. Of course, for the sake of the king's health, Constantine usually travels along the railway. So since he often takes the train, it is not difficult for Constantine to travel from the First Town to Rhine City this time.

"Okay, father, let's go take a look at our new home! We have a lot of tasks to do since we are new here," said Ernst.

During these three days, there were many government affairs that had not been dealt with and he was also busy with moving, so Ernst's first priority was to complete the work at hand.

Constantine said, "I've been to the Rhine Palace. The environment is very nice, and the architecture and garden design are very novel. It's much larger than the Sweet Palace. At least it's in line with the status of a royal family of a world power like ours in East Africa."

He was quite satisfied with the construction of the Rhine Palace, especially when compared with the "sloppy" Svet Palace. In Constantine's opinion, the living experience of the Svet Palace was no different from what he had when he lived in Hohenzollernburg. If you didn't know, you would think that East Africa was a palace of a small country like the former Principality of Hechingen!

Ernst was also full of curiosity about the Rhine Palace. Although he had seen the drawings a long time ago, he could only feel the specific effects more intuitively by visiting it in person.

Soon, Ernst and his party drove towards the Rhine Palace. The Rhine Palace was in the northeast corner of Rhine City, and the train station was in the northwest of Rhine City, so along the road, one could see the construction situation in the northern part of Rhine City.

This also aroused the interest of several little guys. They were full of curiosity about Rhine City. Of course, it was just curiosity. After all, there was still some gap between the prosperity of Rhine City and Dar es Salaam.

Soon, Ernst and his party finally arrived at the location of the Rhine Palace, and what came into view was a large number of artificial gardens.

Ernst was quite satisfied with the garden design of the Rhine Palace. At the beginning, the use of a mix of Eastern and Western designs did not make Ernst completely at ease, as he was afraid that it would look out of place. However, after seeing the garden scenery of the Rhine Palace, Ernst was finally able to put his mind at ease.

The garden design outside the Rhine Palace is mainly composed of lawns and gardens, with a certain amount of woodland. The planning is staggered, and bluestone slabs and gravel islands extend into it along the asphalt road, making full use of the "water source" to create various fountains, pools and artificial streams.

The fountains are obviously different from those in Europe. They use the rockery and rocks of the Far East Empire to create a natural and harmonious "mountain and flowing water" scene.

The garden design of the Rhine Palace also has distinct tropical characteristics. For example, many tropical plants can be seen everywhere here, creating a unique artistic conception.

Therefore, the Rhine Palace Gardens have three different styles in the past centuries: European, Far Eastern and tropical. With the concerted efforts of designers, the three styles are mixed together, which does not appear abrupt, but gives people a special feeling of freshness and refinement.

Among them, Ernst was particularly interested in "pavilion" buildings. In Ernst's impression, "pavilion" buildings were indispensable in the Far Eastern imperial gardens.

The Rhine Palace Gardens also adopt this architectural form, and are equipped with Western-style outdoor corridors, vines and various plants, which are naturally integrated into the garden terrain.

Anyway, Ernst was very satisfied with the design of the Rhine Palace, which was in line with his own aesthetic taste. Of course, Ernst still asked his family members for their opinions: "What do you think of the garden of the Rhine Palace?" "Anyway, I am quite satisfied with it. Although it is not as neat as traditional European gardens, it is orderly in chaos and well-arranged, which does not cause aesthetic fatigue." Constantine said frankly.

And several little ones also said: "Dad, it's beautiful here."

These children have a relatively realistic attitude towards beautiful things. If it looks good, it looks good. If the children pass this test, it means there is no problem with the garden design of the Rhine Palace.

Ernst said to Karina, "What do you think, dear?"

Karina nodded and said, "I think they have their own merits compared to the gardens in Vienna! Although I prefer European gardens, the garden construction of the Rhine Palace is also eye-catching, and it also incorporates the characteristics of European gardens. It can be said to be a combination of the best of all schools."

Karina has the highest artistic vision in the family. After all, Karina was born in the Austrian court and received formal education since childhood.

Unlike Ernst and Constantine, Constantine was once a military man among the Junker nobles and was naturally insensitive to art, and Ernst was even less likely to inherit any artistic talent from his father.

Ernst was quite happy about Karina's affirmation. He said to Karina, "In order to build the Rhine Palace Garden, I borrowed people from the Far Eastern Empire's royal family. The best thing about their palace garden designers is that they can design gardens with a sense of low-key luxury and cultural connotation, while European garden designers are more flamboyant. The combination of the two has produced a unique chemical reaction, which has led to the charm of the Rhine Palace Garden today."

Of course, Ernst didn’t think so before seeing the actual results. He was afraid that the two could not be effectively combined and would produce something incongruous.

This was not Ernst's worry, but his experience in his previous life. As a civil engineer in his previous life, Ernst had seen many imitations of antique buildings in China, which could only be described as eye-catching, especially the ancient towers, and the imitations or restorations of antique palaces, which had no ancient charm at all and were filled with a sense of 21st century construction garbage.

This is also the reason why Ernst only asked Far Eastern designers to participate in the design of the Rhine Palace gardens, while the main buildings of the Rhine Palace were completely designed by local and European designers.

Ernst was afraid of creating something that was out of place. Compared to architecture, garden design is simpler. After all, gardens mainly use vegetation as the backdrop, so no matter how you do it, it won't mess up the show. Even if there are problems, it is easy to demolish and rebuild.

After touring the gardens, the final destination is the Rhine Palace. The Rhine Palace combines classical and modernist techniques, and is absolutely unique among palace buildings in various countries around the world.

Because of its modern industrial style, Ernst feels that the architectural design of the Rhine Palace will not be outdated in the 21st century. Of course, another reason for adopting the modernist style is to add various modern furniture and facilitate circuit design.

Therefore, among all the palaces in the world, the Rhine Palace is destined to be the most modernized and provide the best living experience. At the same time, it is also relatively practical and convenient for future maintenance. For example, most of the windows of the Rhine Palace are transparent windows, rather than the expensive and complex colored glass in Europe.

Of course, the glass of the Rhine Palace looks ordinary, but in fact it has been specially treated and made stronger by adding glue. Of course, when the technology matures, it will definitely be replaced with stronger bulletproof glass.

(End of this chapter)