Palaces & Gardens
Babelsberg Palace and Park
The view from the Babelsberg palace and park to the Tiefer See, the Jungfernsee lakes, the Havel river, and the famous Glienicker Brücke bridge is truly unique. Peter Joseph Lenné and Prince von Pückler-Muskau gave the park its romantic design.
Belvedere on Klausberg Hill
Potsdam has a second historical architectural work with the name of Belvedere. The Belvedere on the peak of Klausberg Hill, north of the Neue Palais, offers a fine view of Sanssouci park.
Bildergalerie - The Art Gallery
The art gallery, located to the east of Sanssouci palace, was the first building in Germany to serve solely as a museum.
Bornstedt Cemetery
Theodor Fontane introduced what is probably the most famous Potsdam cemetery with the remark that, "What dies in Sanssouci will be buried in Bornstedt."
Dampfmaschinenhaus - The Steam Pump House
The Steam Pump House, along the water of the Neustädter Havelbucht, is disguised within a building designed in the style of a mosque.
Flatowturm - Flatow Tower in Babelsberg Park
The Flatowturm Tower in Babelsberg park was built between 1853 and 1856 with stones from the former princely estate in Flatow (Western Prussia).
Freundschaftsinsel - Friendship Island
Friendship Island is located between the Alte Fahrt and Neue Fahrt waterways. In an area of six hectares you will find a children's playground, an open-air theatre, an exhibition pavilion and a coffee house.
Jagdschloss Stern - The Stern Hunting Lodge
The Stern Hunting Lodge has been maintained in the style of a Dutch townhouse. It was built by order of Frederick Wilhelm I from 1730 to 1732, he himself a passionate hunter.
Marmorpalais - Marble Palace
Construction on the Marble Palace started in 1787 for Frederick Wilhelm II according to the plans of Carl von Gontard.
Neue Kammern - The New Chambers
The New Chambers was built in 1747 to serve as an Orangery according to the plans of Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff.