New Chambers of Sanssouci
A Palace for Royal Guests
In 1768, King Frederick the Great reached the decision to have the orangery building redesigned into a guest palace. It had been built 20 years before by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, directly next to Sanssouci Palace and as a pendant to the Picture Gallery. An impressive late work of the Frederician Rococo resulted that continues to fascinate visitors with its richly designed interiors.
Despite the simple appearance of its exterior, the "New Chambers" – as the palace was thereafter known – presents visitors a succession of elaborately decorated banquet rooms and suites furnished by the leading artists of Frederick the Great's era. A highlight of the sequence of rooms is the square Jasper Hall at the center of the palace, lined with precious jasper and adorned with ancient busts. The room is crowned by a ceiling painting with a scene portraying Venus, who represented 18th century ideals of the paradigm of beauty. In the adjacent Ovid Gallery are rare gilded wall reliefs depicting scenes from the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses – one of Frederick the Great's favorite subjects.
The highlights of the luxuriously arranged guest apartments are two rooms completely lined in wood paneling ornamented with intarsia and the Green Lacquer Cabinet. Numerous paintings with 18th century views of the city of Potsdam enhance the exquisite decorative style of the interior design.
Address
New Chambers of Sanssouci [Neue Kammern]
Maulbeerallee 1
14469 Potsdam
How to get there
Public Transportation
Stop "Potsdam, Schloss Sanssouci", "Potsdam, Orangerie/Botanischer Garten"
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Parking
Paid parking spaces for cars and buses in the car park P1 – At the Historic Windmill.
Opening Hours
Summer Season | April to October
| Monday | closed |
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| Tuesday - Sunday: | 10:00 - 17:30 |
Winter Season | November to March
| Monday - Sunday: | closed |
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Last admission 30 minutes before closing.
On public holidays, weekend opening hours apply unless otherwise stated.
Admission Prices
Single Ticket
Price : 6.00 reduced : 5.00
sanssouci+ Ticket
Valid for a single visit to all the SPSG palaces in Potsdam open to the public on one day (not valid for Sacrow House and Stern Hunting Lodge; not valid for special exhibitions; in the Belvedere Pfingstberg, ticket owners are granted the reduced rate).
Sold at all palace registers, in the visitor centres and online. A fixed admission time slot at Sanssouci Palace is included with purchase, and a guided tour time must be booked for the New Palace.
Price : 22.00 reduced : 17.00
sanssouci+ Family Ticket
Valid for up to 2 adults and up to 4 children.
Valid for a single visit to all the SPSG palaces in Potsdam open to the public on one day (not valid for Sacrow House and Stern Hunting Lodge, not valid for special exhibitions), in the Belvedere Pfingstberg ticket owners are granted the reduced rate.
Sold at all palace registers, in the visitor centres and online. A fixed admission time slot at Sanssouci Palace is included with purchase, and a guided tour time must be booked for the New Palace. .
Price : 49.00
Potsdam Family Tickets
Valid for a single visit to all the SPSG palaces in Potsdam open to the public on one day, except Sanssouci Palace (not valid for the Belvedere on Potsdam’s Pfingstberg, Sacrow House and Stern Hunting Lodge).
Valid for up to 2 adults and up to 4 children (aged 18 or younger). On sale at all palace registers and at the visitor centers.
Price : 25.00
Free admission
for annual ticket holders
Further information (in German)
Price : 0.00
Discount promotion “Prussian Palaces. Colonial Histories”
Reduced admission for ticket holders of the special exhibition Prussian Palaces. Colonial Histories.
Equipment
- Audio Guide German
- Audio Guide English
- Audio Guide French
- Audio Guide Italian
- Audio Guide Spanish
Contact
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
SPSG | Gruppenservice
contact form for booking requests
gruppenservice@spsg.de
Phone: 0331.96 94-222
Fax: 0331.96 94-107
Accessibility
- wheelchair access
- plain language (German)
The New Chambers are wheelchair accessible. Barrier-free restrooms at the Visitor's Centre at the Historic Windmill.
For conservation reasons, it is unfortunately not possible to use prams / baby strollers in the exhibition rooms.
App
The app „Neue Kammern von Sanssouci“ offers a multimedia tour through the palace
Available free of charge in the App Store or Google Play.
Available in English & German
We recommend downloading the app from home before your visit.
Luggage storage
Please note: No luggage or baggage may be left in the entrance area of the palace for security and safety reasons.
A limited number of lockers are available for smaller pieces of baggage (up to 35 x 35 x 50 cm).
Dining
In the surroundings you will find the following dining options:
Café Caroline
at the Visitor Centre at the New Palace (South Gate Building / "Südtorgebäude")
Augustiner im Bürgerbahnhof
next to the station "Park Sanssouci"
Café Repin
near Picture Gallery and Sanssouci Palace
Drachenhaus Restaurant & Cafe im Park Sanssouci
between "Paradiesgarten" and Belvedere Klausberg
Lottenhof / Bill's Kitchen
near Charlottenhof Villa
Mövenpick Zur Historischen Mühle
near Sanssouci Palace
Shuttle service
The SPSG offers a free shuttle service between the Grünes Gitter (Green Grille) and the New Palace on the so-called “Ökonomieweg” in Sanssouci Park from April to October, daily from 11 am to 3 pm.
As the shuttle service is only made possible by the voluntary work of the drivers, we ask for your understanding if the service is not always available. Unfortunately, the shuttle service is also not available during heavy rain.
Impressions
360 degree panorama
Ovid gallery in the New Chambers
© Reinhardt & Sommer
