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The Potsdam Travel Guide
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Potsdam Overview
Potsdam has several claims to national and international notability. In Germany, it has the status Windsor has in England. It was the residence of the Prussian kings until 1918. Around the city there are a series of interconnected lakes and unique cultural landscapes, in particular the parks and palaces of Sanssouci, the largest World Heritage Site in Germany. The Potsdam Conference, the major post-war conference between the victorious Allies, was held at another palace in the area, the Cecilienhof. Babelsberg, in Potsdam, is one of the leading centers of European film production. The Filmstudio Babelsberg is historically significant as the oldest large-scale film studio in the world. The Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg frequently records soundtracks for domestic and foreign-based film productions.
Insider Tips for Potsdam The Holländisches Viertel (Dutch quarter) (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holl%C3%A4ndisches_Viertel) lies directly in the center of Potsdam and features a unique ensemble of dutch style brick houses. Founded in 1733, it served as a homestead for dutch craftsmen immigrants, who were called by the prussian king to develop this swampy landscape. Today it features lots of small shops, as well as pubs and restaurants. It is conquered best by foot.
[ source: http://facebook.com/live.like.a.german/ ] Eine Rundfahrt durch Potsdam (guided tour) mit einem historisch bewanderten Reiseführer ist übrigens unbedingt empfehlenswert, zu beinahe jeder Strasse lässt sich etwas erzählen.
[ source: http://facebook.com/live.like.a.german/ ] From Potsdam Bahn station there is a possibility to opt for guided tours and trust me its really a good tour. They explain all through the journey all the places and its importance and there are instances where people visualize and some get emotional too with tears!
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Points of Interest in PotsdamPalaces and Parks of Potsdam UNESCO World Heritage Site  Sanssouci Palace, the symbol of Potsdam[ source: ] In 1990, UNESCO granted large areas of Potsdam World Heritage status, including Sanssouci park, Neuer Garten, Babelsberg and Glienicke with their palaces, the Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island), and also the Sacrow palace and park, along with its Church of the Redeemer. Fourteen other areas were added to Potsdam's World Cultural Heritage list in 1999. Lindstedt palace and park, the Russian colony Alexandrowka, and the Pfingstberg with the Belvedere and the Sternwarte Astronomical Observatory in the Babelsberg park were among them. [ source: Wikipedia ]More Information: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/532Tags: Potsdam, Palaces,Parks, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Sanssouci Palace [ source: Flickr ]
The most popular attraction in Potsdam is Sanssouci Park, 2 km west of the city center. In 1744, King Frederick the Great ordered the construction of a residence here, where he could live sans souci ("without worries", in the French spoken at the court). The park hosts a botanical garden (Botanischer Garten Potsdam) and many magnificent buildings
The Orangery Palace (Orangerieschloss), former palace for foreign royal guests
The New Palace (Neues Palais), built between 1763 and 1769 to celebrate the end of the Seven Years' War, in which Prussia ousted Austria from its centuries-long role as the dominant power in German affairs. It is a much larger and grander palace than Sanssouci, having over 200 rooms and 400 statues as decoration. It served as a guest house for numerous royal visitors.
The Charlottenhof Palace (Schloss Charlottenhof), a Neoclassical palace by Karl Friedrich Schinkel built in 1826
The Roman Baths (Römische Bäder), built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Ludwig Persius in 1829-1840. It is a complex of buildings including a tea pavilion, a Renaissance-style villa, and a Roman bathhouse
The Chinese Tea House, an 18th century pavilion built in a Chinese style, the fashion of the time.
The Old Market Square is Potsdam's historical center. For three centuries this was the site of the City Palace, a royal palace built in 1662. Under Frederick the Great, the palace became the winter residence of the Prussian kings. The palace was severely damaged by bombing in 1945 and demolished in 1961 by the Communist authorities. In 2002, the Gate of Fortune was rebuilt in its original historic position, which marks the first step in the reconstruction of the palace. The Old Market Square is dominated today by the dome of the Nicolas Church, built in 1837 in the classical style. It was the last work of Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who designed the building but did not live to see its completion. It was finished by his disciples Friedrich August Stüler and Ludwig Persius. The eastern side of the Market Square is dominated by the Old City Hall, built in 1755 by the Dutch architect Jan Bouman (1706-1776). It has a characteristic circular tower, crowned with a gilded Atlas bearing the world on his shoulders.
Potsdam's Brandenburg Gate; north of the Old Market Square is the oval French Church (Französische Kirche), erected in the 1750s by Boumann for the Huguenot community, and the Brandenburg Gate (built in 1770, not to be confused with the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin)
Another landmark of Potsdam is the two-street Dutch Quarter (Holländisches Viertel), an ensemble of buildings that is unique in Europe, with about 150 houses built of red bricks in the Dutch style. It was built between 1734 and 1742 under the direction of Jan Bouman to be used by Dutch craftsmen who had been invited to settle here by King Frederick Wilhelm I. Today this area is one of Potsdam's most visited districts.
Another interesting area of Potsdam is Babelsberg, a quarter east of the center, housing the UFA film studios (Babelsberg Studios), and an extensive park with some interesting buildings, including the Babelsberg Palace (Schloß Babelsberg, a neo-Gothic palace designed by Schinkel). The Einstein Tower was built between 1920 and 1924 by architect Erich Mendelsohn on the top of the Telegraphenberg.
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