This elaborately designed book is the first photo documentation ever published of the Bellevue park and palace, the official residence of the German president. In a series of breathtaking photos, photographer Udo Lauer presents the gardens season by season and gives an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at one of Berlin's most famous architectural landmarks.// Foreword by Franz Friedrich von Preußen // With texts by Eike von Oppeln-Bronikowski // Botanical descriptions by Werner Nösler (Head Gardener)