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left untouched. Following the liberation of Potsdam by troops of the 1st Ukrainian and the 1st White Russian Front, Soviet occupation established itself in Potsdam at the beginning of May 1945. It included [...] Nearly all 2,400 porcelain objects from Charlottenburg Palace and many paintings from Berlin and Potsdam were stored there. As a by-product of the joyous frenzy brought on by the defeat of the National

sedan chairs, and coaches from the 17th to 20th centuries from the inventory of the Berlin and Potsdam palaces. The very significant pieces of furniture and ensembles bear witness to official and domestic [...] that cause incongruity among the works of art, and accept changes that have occurred over time. The Potsdam conservation team of six furniture restorers, as well as the Berlin team’s two furniture restorers [...] between the two main facilities, in line with the distribution of the palaces throughout Berlin, Potsdam, and the Mark Brandenburg. Contact

Belvedere Pfingstberg Potsdam, New Garden/Pfingstberg The finest view of Potsdam and the lakes of the Havel is the one from the Belvedere on the hill known as Pfingstberg. Conceived by Frederick William [...] Friends of Pfingstberg and donations of money. Today it again offers visitors the finest panorama of Potsdam and a unique atmosphere. During the summer months from May to September, the palace and park also

Orangerie 1 14469 Potsdam April to October Tue-Sun 9.30am -5.30pm November to March Tue-Sun 9.30am -4.30pm closed Mondays Visitor Centre New Palace in Sanssouci Park Am Neuen Palais 3 14469 Potsdam April to October

1 MB © SPSG / Reinhardt & Sommer, Potsdam Download Media implemented visually Orangerieschloss im Park Sanssouci File size: 1.8 MB © SPSG / Reinhardt & Sommer, Potsdam Download Media implemented visually [...] Orangery Palace Potsdam, Sanssouci Park The terraces adorned with Mediterranean plants and the majestic structure in Italian Renaissance style indicate the great affection for Italy cherished by Frederick

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Peace in Potsdam as well as all parks and gardens. Filter Show list Show map Filter Reset all Open any time today tomorrow next weekend mondays whole year Region Berlin Land Brandenburg Potsdam Accessibility [...] Style open on selected days in the summer season Steam Engine Building (Mosque) The “Mosque” of Potsdam open on selected days in the summer season Tickets at the palace register Peacock Island An Island [...] I’s Summer Residence Open during special events Cecilienhof Country House The Historic Site of the Potsdam Conference closed due to restoration work Cecilienhof Country House – Private rooms of the Crown

Historic Windmill and the Church of Peace in Potsdam as well as all parks and gardens. Filter Show list Show map Filter Reset all Region Berlin Land Brandenburg Potsdam Accessibility conditionally barrier-free

Press material: Caputh House and Estate Not far from Potsdam, on the south bank of the Havel, lies the little country residence of Caputh, which has served both electors and kings. The early baroque palace [...] Great Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg to have survived in the cultural landscape around Potsdam. Built in 1662 by Philipp de Chièze, it was purchased in 1671 by the Elector, who gave it to his

art historian and worked from 1963 at the Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Potsdam-Sanssouci (State Palaces and Gardens Potsdam-Sanssouci) as Director of Palaces; from 1978 to 1995 he was deputy director [...] subsequent projects at the Charlottenburg Palace and the art of Hann Trier, also taking a look at Potsdam in order to explore how contemporary art was dealt with in the German Democratic Republic. (max.

the German zones under Soviet Occupation (SBZ)) and transferred to the palace administration in Potsdam Post-World War II: works taken from museums within the SBZ by the Red Army and brought to the Soviet [...] from 1955–58, some of these works were mistakenly returned to the wrong museums, including the Potsdam palace administration 1949–89 in the GDR: confiscation of private property by the state (GDR injustices)

Berlin, Monbijou, Potsdam, and Schwedt palaces and large sections of Charlottenburg Palace were primarily affected. Later, the heavily damaged, but reconstructed palaces in Berlin and Potsdam were demolished [...] historical library and the photo collection of the palace administration (through the air raid on the Potsdam City Palace on April 14, 1945). On the whole however, the extensive art collections, which were part [...] the following palaces: Sanssouci, New Palace, Babelsberg and Charlottenburg, as well as from the Potsdam City Palace and Monbijou Palace (both demolished) 80,000 volumes from the former Königliche Haus