List of sights of Potsdam

Historic view of the city with the Garrison Church, Stadtschloss and St. Nicholas' Church in 1871
Sanssouci Palace and the vineyard.

The following is a list of sights of Potsdam, the capital of the German state of Brandenburg in Germany.

Sanssouci Park

The historic park of Sanssouci covers an area of about 290 hectares and is thus the largest and best known in the March of Brandenburg. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Frederick the Great and Frederick William IV influenced the park in the contemporary architectural styles of Rococo and Classicism and had an artistic synthesis of architecture and gardens constructed, whose centrepiece is the vineyard terraces and the palace of Sanssouci that crowns them.

New Garden

The New Garden (Neuer Garten) is a park, roughly 100 ha in area, that lies in the north of Potsdam and borders on the lakes of Heiliger See and the Jungfernsee. In 1787 Frederick William II had a new garden laid out on this site, hence the name. The park was intended to reflect the prevailing fashion for the English garden, in contrast to the outmoded style of the Baroque ornamental and vegetable garden at Sanssouci.

Babelsberg Park

Babelsberg Palace on the Havel.

Bordering the Tiefer See on the River Havel lies Babelsberg Park, covering an area of 114 hectares. In 1833, on the order of Prince William, later Emperor William I and his wife, Augusta the landscape gardener, Peter Joseph Lenné, and Prince Hermann of Pückler-Muskau began turning the rolling terrain that sloped down towards the lake into a park.

Other parks and gardens

Island of Friendship

Palaces

For an overview of all palaces see List of castles in Berlin and Brandenburg

Churches

The Prussian tolerance, which is highly visible in the city, is also expressed by Potsdam's churches: In the centre of Protestant Potsdam, stands a large Roman Catholic church, and the oldest Russian Orthodox Church in Germany is found here. Churches were built for settlers from various corners of Europe: the Swiss, French, Bohemians ...

City gates

As a garrison city Potsdam had a city wall with several gates. With their flamboyant architectural styles they were more built for show that for defence. Of the city gates only three have survived.

City quarters and ensembles

City quarters

Open spaces and squares

Buildings

Museums and exhibitions

Old Town Hall - home of the Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History

Villas

Löwenvilla
Villa Gericke
Villa Stülpnagel
Villa Lademann

Since the 1990s many architecturally interesting villas have been restored:

Lakes

Literature

References

  1. ↑ "Official site" (in German). Berliner S-Bahn Museum. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Official site" (in German). Extavium. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Official site" (in German). House of the Brandenburg-Prussian History. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Official site" (in German). Jan Bouman House. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Memorial Lindenstraße for the victims of political violence in the 20th century" (in German). City of Potsdam. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Official site". Museum Alexandrowka. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Official site" (in German). Museumshaus „Im Güldenen Arm“. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Nowaweser Weberstube" (in German). City of Potsdam. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Official site". Filmmuseum Potsdam. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Potsdam Museum". City of Potsdam. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Naturkundemuseum Potsdam". City of Potsdam. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Steam engine building (Mosque)". Visit Potsdam. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Dampfmaschinenhaus (Moschee)" (in German). Castles and Parks in Potsdam and Berlin. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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