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This immense park outside Berlin in the city of Potsdam is on the UNESCO World Heritage list, along with all its outbuildings, such as Sanssouci Palace and New Palace. Walk around this park with its many palaces, follies, cascading terraces, mini-gardens, and romantic ruins.
Sanssouci Park is a large park surrounding Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany, built under Frederick the Great in the mid-18th century. Following the terracing of the vineyard and the completion of the palace, the surroundings were included in the structure. A Baroque flower garden with lawns, flower beds, hedges and trees was created. In the hedge quarter 3,000 fruit trees were planted. The greenhouses of the numerous nurseries contained oranges, melons, peaches and bananas. The goddesses Flora and Pomona, who decorate the entrance obelisk at the eastern park exit, were placed there to highlight the connection of a flower, fruit and vegetable garden. Along with the Sanssouci Palace and other nearby palaces and parks, Sanssouci Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1990 for its unique architectural unity and testimony to 18th and 19th century landscaping in Europe.
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Schloss Sanssouci
A fabulous rococo palace with amazing interiors. The baroque decoration is wonderful. Get there early: there is a 2000 person/day entry limit at Schloss Sanssouci.
The beautiful collection of paintings at the Sanssouci Palace.
An architectural complex in Italian style with a palace and a garden.
Neues Palais
The Neues Palais is also worth a visit. One of the most noteworthy rooms in the palace is the Konzertsaal (concert hall) - dripping in rococo glory. This is also adjacent to one of the University of Potsdam's campuses, Am Neuen Palais, so you can expect students and faculty in the surrounding areas.