Potsdam – City of Palaces and Parks
Description:
Only 30 km separate Berlin and Potsdam. The fates of the two cities are closely linked. Potsdam is much smaller than Berlin in area. At the same time, in a small area of the city, in addition to residential buildings, 20 lakes, four garden and park ensembles, as well as a university, scientific institutes and a film studio fit.
For almost a thousand years of its history, Potsdam was repeatedly rebuilt, and local rulers preferred to spend summer time here, creating each in its own way their country residences.
Unlike Berlin, Potsdam suffered much less during World War II. For this reason, here you can trace the history of its development on the example of a variety of architectural styles.
His little Versailles created on the territory of Potsdam Prussian King Frederick the Great, building here his beloved Sanssousi, which means in French “without care”. It was in Potsdam, not the bustling capital, that Frederick spent 40 of his 46 years in Prussia.
In the center of the city, thanks to the father of Frederick the Great, a small Holland was born - the Dutch Quarter, and because of friendly ties with the Russian throne, one of the Prussian kings built here a small and cozy corner of Russia - the village of Alexandrovka. The last German Kaiser chose the English style with deep German roots for the construction of the Cecilienhof Palace. It was in this palace that the fateful Potsdam Conference took place after the Second World War.
Harmony and comfort, dimensionality and chamber beauty of Potsdam are noticeable from the first minutes of acquaintance with him. There is a desire to distract from worldly worries, to slow down the pace of life, to stop the moment to see how beautiful it is.
Groenewald,
Glinike Palace,
Bridge of Spies,
* San Susi Palace and Park,
Cecilienhof Palace and New Park,
The village of Alexandrovka,
* Dutch Quarter,
Brandenburg, Hunting and Nauena Gates,
Churches of St. Peter and Paul, French and St. Paul. Nicholas,
* Old Market Square,
City Palace.