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Potsdam and Berlin – Prussian Palaces and Parks

Sanssouci Palace – the Prussian arcadia:an outstanding example of architectural and landscape design

The parks and gardens, created over centuries under Prussian electors, kings and emperors, form an unparalleled ensemble. Great architects, distinguished artists and landscape designers have left their mark on this magnificent masterpiece, which encompasses grand gardens and numerous buildings interlinked through visual aspects or pathways. The Potsdam and Berlin World Heritage includes Sanssouci Park, the New Garden, the parks and palaces of Babelsberg and Glienicke, Klein-Glienickevillage, Glienicke hunting lodge, Peacock Island, Sacrow Palace and park with the Saviour’s Church, and many other areas in Potsdam , such as Pfingstberg Hill, Lindstedt Palace, the Russian colony Alexandrowka and the Bornstedt Crown Estate.


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