New Chambers of SanssouciA 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.
Neue Kammern
Maulbeerallee 1
14469 Potsdam
Public Transportation
Stop "Potsdam, Schloss Sanssouci", "Potsdam, Orangerie/Botanischer Garten"
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Traffic information
Parking
Paid parking spaces for cars and buses in the car park P1 – At the Historic Windmill.
Last admission 30 minutes before closing.
On public holidays, weekend opening hours apply unless otherwise stated.
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. Guided tours for the New Palace can only be booked on a daily basis at the visitor centres.
book your ticketValid 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. Guided tours for the New Palace can only be booked on a daily basis at the visitor centres.
book your ticketValid 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.
for annual ticket holders
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
- 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.
The "SANSSOUCI" app is your portal and digital guide through the palaces and parks and is available free of charge from the App Store and Google Play.
The following language versions are available for the New Chambers of Sanssouci:
- English
- Deutsch
- Français
- Italiano
- Español
- Nederlands
- Polski
- German Simple Language
We recommend downloading the app from home before your visit.
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).
Our group offers you can find here
In the surroundings you will find the following dining options:
Café Caroline
at the Visitor Centre at the New Palace (South Gate Building / "Südtorgebäude")
Theaterklause
near the entrance "Grünes Gitter"
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
Zur Historischen Mühle
near Sanssouci Palace
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 5.30 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.
In the Sanssouci Palace
Tue - Sun, 10 am - 6 pm
Maulbeerallee 1, 14469 Potsdam
Phone: 0331.95 14 34 24
E-Mail: potsdamssanssouci(at)buchhandlung-walther-koenig.de
At Sanssouci Palace - Palace kitchen
Tue - Sun, 10 am - 5 pm
Maulbeerallee 1, 14469 Potsdam
Phone: 0331.87 00 23 20
In the wooden pavilion at the Historic Mill Visitor Centre
Tue - Sun, usually 11 am - 6 pm (depending on weather)
An der Orangerie 1, 14469 Potsdam
In the New Palace Visitor Centre
Wed – Mon, 10 am - 5.30 pm
Am Neuen Palais 3, 14469 Potsdam
Telefon: 0331.58 11 40 81
E-Mail: potsdamneuespalais(at)buchhandlung-walther-koenig.de
