Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #9 in Potsdam, Germany
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4.8 km
54 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 PotsdamSight 1: Potsdamer Glockenspiel
The Potsdam Glockenspiel on the plantation in Potsdam is the replica of the historical carillon of the garrison church about 200 meters north of the original location. Since July 2021 it has been a listed building.
Sight 2: Alte Wache
The Alte Wache is an early classicist building in Potsdam, Germany, on the corner of Lindenstraße and Charlottenstraße. It was built by order of King Frederick William II in 1795–97 according to plans by Andreas Ludwig Krüger.
Sight 3: Dampfmaschinenhaus (Moschee)
The former steam engine house for Sanssouci – also known as the "pump house" or "mosque" – is located in Potsdam on the Neustadt Havel Bay. It was built at the request of King Frederick William IV between 1841 and 1843 under the direction of Ludwig Persius for the operation of the Great Fountain in front of Sanssouci Palace. It is one of the historical landmarks of civil engineering in Germany and represents an outstanding example of orientalizing architecture.
Wikipedia: Dampfmaschinenhaus für Sanssouci (DE), Heritage Website
Sight 4: 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 5: Gärtnergehilfenhaus
The Roman Baths, situated northeast of the Charlottenhof Palace in the Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, reflect the Italiensehnsucht of its creator Frederick William IV of Prussia. Various classical Roman and antique Italian styles were melded into an architectural ensemble, created between 1829 and 1840.
Sight 6: Schloss Charlottenhof
Charlottenhof Palace or Charlottenhof Manor is a former royal palace located southwest of Sanssouci Palace in Sanssouci Park at Potsdam, Germany. It is best known as the summer residence of Crown Prince Frederick William. Today it is maintained by the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg.
Sight 7: Bürgerbahnhof
Potsdam Park Sanssouci is a German railway station located in Potsdam, the capital city of Brandenburg, on the Berlin–Magdeburg railway. Named Potsdam Wildpark until 1999, it serves the Sanssouci Park and is famous for the Kaiserbahnhof building.
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