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Palaces and Parks of Potsdam UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sanssouci Palace, the symbol of Potsdam
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: http://www.potsdam.de/cms/beitrag/10000948/33994/ ]
Related: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/532
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