{"product_id":"peacock-island-9783422040250","title":"Peacock Island","description":"The Peacock Island is a concrete example of how different property owners can change a landscape site over the course of history according to their particular predilections. The island, with its ancient trees and picturesque buildings – now a nature reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage site – was used experimentally as a location for breeding rabbits and then for a smelly glass foundry as late as the seventeenth century. These facilities were later replaced by the white castle, visible from afar, a dairy farm, fountains, and a place for the peacocks that had been settled there. Much like a zoo, the island maintained a population of exotic animals; there were also botanical rarities, which however burned along with the \"House of Palms\" in 1880, and above all the rose garden, which still exists today. The lack of war-time bombing was good fortune. As a result, the historical appearance of the grounds has by and large been preserved and the island is a popular destination for excursions, not least because of the many peacocks wandering freely about.","brand":"Stiftung Preußische Schlößer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48279091708155,"sku":"9783422040250","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9783422040250_5c108fa5-a699-4b67-a217-828b01c16e5d.jpg?v=1772489741","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/peacock-island-9783422040250","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}