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of the 18th century saw a series of cold winters with extreme frost. During the lifetime of Frederick the Great large sections of the vines and fruit trees froze on the terraces of Sanssouci Palace. As a [...] fields. Tree no. SI 90. Oak. Age: 280 years. Circumference: 357 cm. Diameter: 114 cm. In 1744 Frederick the Great began with the landscaping of Sanssouci Park. The weather conditions at this time appear to [...] flora; people can suffer greatly as a result, too. Good to know that there are ‘cool places in Potsdam’: on the map of the capital Potsdam, you can find advice on where great heat can be tolerated most

The Neptune Grotto in Sanssouci Park is an exceptional monument from the era of Frederick the Great. Constructed from 1751–57, it is the last work for Sanssouci by the architect Georg Wenzeslaus von K

Christine (1715 – 1797). Concerts and lectures will be dedicated to the life and work of Frederick the Great’s little-known wife. The court life of the queen will be commemorated with a presentation in

commissioned by “Great Elector” Frederick William of Brandenburg and by his successor Frederick III/I are part of the museum presentations in Oranienburg, Caputh, and Charlottenburg Palaces. Frederick II’s placement [...] well as objects acquired by Crown Prince Frederick William (IV) for Charlottenhof Palace and the Roman Baths and by Prince Carl in Glienicke Palace. Frederick William IV and particularly his youngest brother [...] SPSG sculpture collection. Buildings and their corresponding parks from the reigns of Frederick William III and Frederick William IV, in particular, were designed with these sculptures. Some sculptors from