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Palaces
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A stone’s throw from Berlin, along the Havel River, the city of Potsdam is surrounded by a |
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beautiful landscape of lakes, fields and forests. Since the late 17th Century, members of the |
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Hohenzollern Royal Family carefully sculpted this landscape into a relaxing retreat. Following great |
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reconstruction efforts in the past decade, Potsdam has regained its glamour and beauty. Our tour |
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of Potsdam examines the numerous castles, the fascinating history, as well as the attrative gardens |
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and landscapes of this royal escape. |
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Selected Highlights: |
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• Sanssouci Palace, the favored home of Frederick the Great, the eccentric leader that placed Prussia on the map as a domi- |
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nant European power. So great was the influence of Frederick's personal taste in the design and decoration of Sanssouci |
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Palace that its style is characterized as "Frederician Rococo." Find out about the quirks of Frederick’s behavior, his heated |
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relationship with the French philosopher Voltaire, and the tale of his delayed burial alongside his beloved dogs. |
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• New Garden, the unique project of King Friedrich Wilhelm II, the decadent heir of Frederick the Great. A breathtaking walk, |
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discover the Orangerie, the Marble Palace, hidden churches and architectural details, as well as the Cecilienhof Palace, |
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designed for the son of Kaiser Wilhelm II during World War I, and the site of the Potsdam Conference at the close of World War |
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War II. |
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• Garnison’s Church, the symbolic site used by the Nazis to crown their rise to power on March 21, 1933. Here the |
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Reichspresident and military figure Paul Von Hindenburg shook Hitler’s hand, ceremonially uniting the German military and |
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National Socialism. |
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• Holländisches Viertel, the charming quarter of the city is unique in Europe with its 150 houses built of red bricks in Dutch style. |
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Commissioned by King Frederick Wilhelm I, the ‘soldier king,’ the quarter was intended to attract Dutch craftsmen, it has since |
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become Potsdam’s multicultural center. |
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• Glienicke Bridge, connecting Berlin with Potsdam over the Havel River, the bridge was used for three high-profile ‘spy swaps’ |
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during the Cold War, including the February 1962 trade made by the West for Captain Francis Gary Powers, the American pilot of |
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the U2 spy plan shot down over the Soviet Union |
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...and much more! |
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