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Potsdam is the capital of the German state of Brandenburg and is located on the Havel River next to Berlin, 26 kilometres southwest of Berlin's city centre. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 156,021. Potsdam is part of the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan area, which is home to about 6 million people.
Potsdam is a city of UNESCO World Heritage, a city of parks and palaces on the idyllic lakes of the Havel, a city of culture, a center of film, education and science, characterized by a 1000-year-old history as a royal capital and State capital near Berlin.
Sanssouci and its extensive gardens became a World Heritage Site in 1990 under the protection of UNESCO;in 1995. Sanssouci is a historical building...
It was no coincidence that Frederick selected the Rococo style of architecture for Sanssouci. The light, almost whimsical style then in vogue...
The Chinese House in the Roe Deer Garden of Sanssouci Park is an important example of Chinoiserie that was in vogue in Europe in the 18th...
The Charlottenhof Palace is one of the chief works of Karl Friedrich Schinkel and was built from 1826 to 1829 for the Crown Prince Couple...
The view from the castle park Babelsberg on the lakes Tiefer See and Jungfernsee, the river Havel and the famous Glienicke Bridge is...
Cecilienhof is the palace where the Potsdam Conference of the victorious powers of the Second World War took place from July 17...
Cecilienhof is the palace where the Potsdam Conference of the victorious powers of the Second World War took place from July 17 to...
