Glienicke GardenA Prime Example of Neoclassical Garden Design
Glienicke Garden is a jewel in the Potsdam-Berlin UNESCO cultural landscape. Boasting original antiquities, the park and villa are a place of symbiotic harmony, inspired by Italian Mediterranean designs, and picturesquely choreographed by Peter Joseph Lenné into an English style, landscape garden on the banks of the Havel River.
The Prussian statesman and chancellor Karl August von Hardenberg acquired the country estate in 1814. He had the grounds designed with an exemplary system of footpaths, from which surprising vistas of Potsdam, Babelsberg Palace, Sacrow, Peacock Island and the Havel lakes could be enjoyed.
When Prince Carl of Prussia acquired the estate in 1824, he had Glienicke divided into a flower garden, pleasure ground and park in the English style, with a meandering route affording views across the Havel River landscape to Potsdam. At the same time Karl Friedrich Schinkel built the Casino near the water’s edge and redesigned the manor home into a small palace in the spirit of Neoclassicism. The Glienicke estate coalesced into a complete work of architecture and garden.
In addition to its use as a museum, various special tours, lectures and concerts are held at the palace year-round.
Glienicke Park is a world renowned example of garden design. Please help us to maintain the park as a place of culture and recreation.
Park Glienicke
Königstraße 36
14109 Berlin
Open daily from 8 a.m. until dark.
Visitor Centre Historic Windmill in Sanssouci Park
An der Orangerie 1
14469 Potsdam
Closed Mondays
Visitor Centre New Palace in Sanssouci Park
Am Neuen Palais 3
14469 Potsdam
Closed Tuedays
info@spsg.de
Phone: +49 (0) 331.96 94-200
contact form for booking requests
gruppenservice@spsg.de
Phone: 0331.96 94-222
Fax: 0331.96 94-107
- conditionally barrier-free
In the surroundings you will find the following dining options:
Lutter & Wegner Schloss Glienicke Restaurant Remise & Weinhandlung
Our group offers you can find here
Attention: Branches at risk of falling!
Due to extreme drought these days, trees have been severely damaged. Branches are at risk of falling. Please stay on the visitor paths and avoid to take a rest under old trees, even when it rains!
