New Palace Potsdam, Sanssouci Park This spacious palace complex, described by the King himself as a “fanfaronade” (or “brag”), was intended to reflect Prussia’s political power after the Seven Years W
Orangery Palace Potsdam, Sanssouci Park The terraces adorned with Mediterranean plants and the majestic structure in Italian Renaissance style indicate the great affection for Italy cherished by Frede
Un refuge royal sur un vignoble Aucun autre château n’est aussi lié à la personnalité de Frédéric le Grand que le château Sanssouci. Sa résidence d’été, construite en 1745-47 par Georg Wenzeslaus von
Come and visit us! At a Glance Exhibitions Palaces and Gardens Sanssouci Palace Retreat on the Vineyard Tickets Charlottenburg Palace – Old Palace Prussia’s Magnificence in a Single Ensemble Tickets C
The SPSG’s textiles collection includes about 8,000 objects from the 16th to early 20th century. The larger part of the inventory consists of furnishing textiles for wall coverings and curtains, and u
Breaking a taboo – The dinner for U.S. President Bill Clinton On May 13, 1998, at Sanssouci Palace a taboo in historical preservation was broken. After more than a hundred years, the Marble Hall of Fr
The Last Guest of State of the German Democratic Republic at the Palace Mikhail Gorbachev was the GDR’s last guest of state to visit Schönhausen House Mikhail Gorbachev made a memorable and quite mome
An important guest – UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim When, the UN secretary-general, Dr. Kurt Waldheim, arrived at Cecilienhof Country House on February 8, 1975, he had already met with the leaders
Shielded – The Reception of the Shah of Iran Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi at Charlottenburg Palace Charlottenburg Palace, June 2, 1967, 6:30 pm June 2, 1967 is a key date for the former Federal Republic
“Победа - хорошое слово”, “Victory is a fine word” Two sets of Cyrillic graffiti, “Victory is a fine word” and the year “1945”, which Soviet soldiers scratched onto the walls of the Blue Gallery, are
The evacuation of works of art to protect them against the effects of war On July 3, 1942, four large moving vans stopped in front of the palace in Rheinsberg. Their extremely valuable freight consist