Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #12 in Potsdam, Germany
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Experience Potsdam in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in PotsdamIndividual Sights in PotsdamSight 1: Residenz des Botschafters von Ecuador
The Landhaus Prölls is located in the Potsdam district of Berliner Vorstadt at Seestraße 41/42, was built in 1926 and is located on the eastern shore of the Holy Lake. The building is a listed building with the remains of the enclosure and has served as the residence of the ambassador of Ecuador since 2001.
Sight 2: Marmor Palace
The Marmorpalais is a former royal residence in Potsdam, near Berlin in Germany, built on the grounds of the extensive Neuer Garten on the shores of the Heiliger See. The palace was commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia and designed in the early Neoclassical style by the architects Carl von Gontard and Carl Gotthard Langhans. Despite the name, brick is the main material. The palace remained in use by the Hohenzollern family until the early 20th century. It served as a military museum under communist rule, but has since been restored and is once again open to the public.
Sight 3: Neuer Garten
Like Babelsberg Park and Sanssouci Park, the New Garden is part of the ensemble of Potsdam's Palace Parks. The area is a 102.5-hectare park area bordering the Heiliger See and the Jungfernsee in the north of Potsdam. From 1787, Friedrich Wilhelm II had a new garden laid out on this site, which was to stand out from the baroque Sanssouci Park.
Wikipedia: Neuer Garten Potsdam (DE), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 4: Kaiserin-Augusta-Stift
The Kaiserin-Augusta-Stift at Potsdam's New Garden is a castle-like building complex that was built from 1900 to 1902 under the direction of the architects Lothar Krüger and Arthur Kickton in the neo-Romanesque architectural style, originally as a home for war-orphaned girls by the Empress Augusta Foundation.
Wikipedia: Kaiserin-Augusta-Stift (Potsdam) (DE), Heritage Website
Sight 5: Villa Quandt
Villa Quandt is a villa on the Pfingstberg in Potsdam, Germany. It is named after the widow of the War Council, Ulrike Augusta von Quandt, houses the Theodor Fontane Archive and the Brandenburg Literature Office, and is part of the administrative collection of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation.
Sight 6: Pfingstkirche
![Pfingstkirche](/static/images/wikipedia/Germany_Potsdam_Pfingstkirche.jpg)
The Protestant Pentecostal Church in Potsdam's Nauener Vorstadt district is located in Große Weinmeisterstraße. It developed from a Pentecost chapel consecrated in 1894. In addition to the church, the New Pentecost House, the parish parsonage and the widow's house are housed on the Pentecost grounds.
Wikipedia: Pfingstkirche (Potsdam) (DE), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 7: Augentagesklinik am Kapellenberg
The Villa Pietschker, also known as Villa von Winterfeld, is a listed building in the Nauener Vorstadt district of Potsdam, Puschkinallee 12.
Sight 8: Ruinenberg
![Ruinenberg](/static/images/wikipedia/Germany_Potsdam_Ruinenberg.jpg)
The Ruinenberg is a hill in the Bornstedt borough of Potsdam, located north of Sanssouci Park. In 1748, the Prussian king Frederick the Great had a water tank with a capacity of around 7,600 cubic metres (270,000 cu ft) built on top to supply the Sanssouci water features, and had it decorated with artificial ruins. From 1841 a surrounding landscape garden was laid out at the behest of King Frederick William IV of Prussia, according to plans designed by Peter Joseph Lenné.
Sight 9: Sanssouci Park
Book Ticket*Sanssouci is a historical building in Potsdam, near Berlin. Built by Prussian King Frederick the Great as his summer palace, it is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it, too, is notable for the numerous temples and follies in the surrounding park. The palace was designed and built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1745 and 1747 to meet Frederick's need for a private residence where he could escape the pomp and ceremony of the royal court. The palace's name is a French phrase meaning "without worries" or "carefree", emphasising that the palace was meant as a place of relaxation rather than a seat of power.
Sight 10: Krongut Bornstedt
The Bornstedt Crown Estate is a former royal estate and, today, a tourist attraction in the Potsdam borough of Bornstedt. It belongs to the ensemble of palaces and gardens of Sanssouci Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other parks and palaces in the area.
Sight 11: Bornstedter Kirche
![Bornstedter Kirche](/static/images/wikipedia/Germany_Potsdam_Bornstedter-Kirche.jpg)
The church of Bornstedt is a church building built in the 19th century in the Potsdam district of Bornstedt. It belongs to the Protestant church district of Potsdam of the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia and is a listed building.
Wikipedia: Kirche Bornstedt (Potsdam) (DE), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 12: Bornstedter Friedhof
![Bornstedter Friedhof](/static/images/wikipedia/Germany_Potsdam_Bornstedter-Friedhof.jpg)
The Bornstedt cemetery is located directly opposite the Bornstedt Crown Estate in the immediate vicinity of the Potsdam Orangery. Not only residents of Bornstedt are buried on it, but also numerous personalities. Theodor Fontane already wrote: What dies in Sanssouci is buried in Bornstedt.
Wikipedia: Bornstedter Friedhof (DE), Website, Heritage Website
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