Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Potsdam, Germany

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 3.1 km
Ascend 67 m
Descend 71 m

Explore Potsdam in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in PotsdamIndividual Sights in Potsdam

Sight 1: Schloß Lindstedt

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Lindstedt Palace is a palace belonging to the ensemble of palaces and gardens of Potsdam, which was built under the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV from 1858 to 1861.

Wikipedia: Schloss Lindstedt (DE)

743 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Teufelsbrücke

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Teufelsbrückekarstenknuth / Attribution

The Teufelsgrabenbrücke (colloquially) known as the Devil's Bridge for short – is a five-arch stone viaduct in Potsdam-Bornstedt, Germany, designed in 1843 by the architect Ludwig Persius and built as a pedestrian bridge. It leads over a drainage ditch of Lake Bornstedt leading into the Golmer Loch, which was created during the time of Frederick II. The construction of the bridge was part of the landscape park created by Peter Joseph Lenné on behalf of Frederick William IV, which connected the Bornstedt Crown Estate with Lindstedt Castle. The Devil's Ditch is now devoid of water. This flows in clay pipes laid underground in 1891.

Wikipedia: Teufelsgrabenbrücke (Potsdam) (DE), Heritage Website

323 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Belvedere auf dem Klausberg

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The Belvedere auf dem Klausberg is a building in Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany erected in 1770–72 using Georg Christian Unger's plans.

Wikipedia: Belvedere auf dem Klausberg (EN)

767 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Bornstedter Friedhof

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Bornstedter Friedhofkarstenknuth / Attribution

The Bornstedter cemetery is located directly opposite the Bornstedt Krongut in the immediate vicinity of the Potsdam orangery. Not only are Bornstedt residents 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

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Bornstedter Kirche

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Bornstedter Kirchekarstenknuth / Attribution

The Bornstedt Church is a church building built in the 19th century in the Potsdam district of Bornstedt. It belongs to the Evangelical 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

199 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Krongut Bornstedt

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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.

Wikipedia: Bornstedt Crown Estate (EN), Website

921 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 7: Sanssouci Park

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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.

Wikipedia: Sanssouci (EN), Website, Heritage Website

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