Potsdam, Germany [Потсдам, Германия]
Potsdam is the capital and largest city of the German federal state of Brandenburg. It directly borders the German capital, Berlin, and is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel some 25 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of Berlin's city centre.
There are many parks in Potsdam, most of them UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Among their attractions are: The Chinese House in Sanssouci Park, Glienicke Hunting Lodge, as seen from Babelsberg Park, The Marmorpalais in New Garden, Sanssouci: the Orangery Palace, The Belvedere auf dem Klausberg, Babelsberg Palace.
[RU] Потсдам — город на востоке Германии, столица федеральной земли Бранденбург, где имеет статус внерайонного города. Расположен на реке Хафель и на берегах нескольких соединённых между собой озёр, в 20 км к юго-западу от Берлина.
В 1990 году весь культурный ландшафт Потсдама на основании совместной заявки двух федеральных земель был внесён в Список Всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО. С этого момента парки Сан-Суси, Новый сад, Бабельсберг, Глинике и Пфауэнинзель вместе со своими дворцами получили статус объектов Всемирного наследия. В 1992 году к ним присоединился дворец и парк Закров с церковью Спасителя в Закрове. В 1999 году Всемирное наследие в Потсдаме пополнилось ещё 14 памятниками, среди которых дворец и парк Линдштедт, русская колония Александровка, Бельведер на Пфингстберге, Императорский вокзал и обсерватория в Бабельсбергском парке. Всемирное наследие в Потсдаме занимает около 500 га парковой площади, включает в себя 150 сооружений, построенных в период с 1730 по 1916 годы. Берлинско-потсдамский культурный ландшафт является самым крупным объектом Всемирного наследия в Германии.
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Places to see in ( Potsdam - Germany )
Places to see in ( Potsdam - Germany )
Potsdam is a city on the border of Berlin, Germany. Sanssouci Palace was once the summer home of Frederick the Great, former King of Prussia. On the grounds of the complex, the Renaissance Orangery Palace overlooks Italian-style gardens with fountains. Historic Mill offers city views. English gardens surround neoclassical Charlottenhof Palace. The 19th-century Roman Baths were built in several architectural styles.
Potsdam, on the Havel River just 25km southwest of central Berlin, is the capital and crown jewel of the federal state of Brandenburg. Easily reached by S-Bahn, the former Prussian royal seat is the most popular day trip from Berlin, luring visitors with its splendid gardens and palaces, which garnered Unesco World Heritage status in 1990. Headlining the roll call of royal pads is Schloss Sanssouci, the private retreat of King Friedrich II (Frederick the Great), who was also the mastermind behind many of Potsdam's other fabulous parks and palaces. Miraculously, most survived WWII with nary a shrapnel wound. When the shooting stopped, the Allies chose Schloss Cecilienhof to host the Potsdam Conference of 1945 to lay the groundwork for Germany’s post-war fate.
Potsdam was the capital of Brandeburg and later Prussia, until it was replaced by Berlin. It was still used as a residence for the kings of Prussia when they wanted to get away from the big-city trouble (and potential rabble-rousers) in Berlin, and in a way it still has a similar function, as many well-to-do people from Berlin have either moved here or have bought a second residence here since reunification in 1990. Potsdam also serves as the capital of the Bundesland of Brandenburg, after an attempt to reunite Berlin and Brandenburg in a single Bundesland failed in the early 90s.
For most of its recent history Potsdam has not been accessible from the former West Berlin. The last station before the former GDR was Wannsee. Many of the buildings that are visible today have been reconstructed after the bombings of the Second World War and after the lax care of the East German Government. The city as we see it today is the work of five architects (After the Great Elector said: Das ganze Eyland muß ein Paradies werden [The whole island must become a paradise]): Peter Joseph Lenné, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Carl Phillipp Christian von Gontard, Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Friedrich Ludwig Persius, and of course King Frederick the Great and Emperor Wilhelm II.
Most attractions in the city are UNESCO World Heritage sites: Sanssouci Park and the Crown estate of Bornstedt, The New Garden (including the Pfingstberg and the Russian colony of Alxandrowka), Babelsberg Park and Sacrow Park. The suburb Babelsberg is home to the Media City Babelsberg (Medienstadt Babelsberg), an area joining movie and media people together. The film studio Babelsberg, the Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg and other schools, radio and TV stations, a museum and an archive, an amusement park and much more is located there.
A lot to see in Potsdam such as :
Sanssouci
Sanssouci Park
New Palace
Cecilienhof
Glienicke Bridge
Pfaueninsel
New Garden, Potsdam
Chinese House
Orangery Palace
Brandenburg Gate
Babelsberg Park
Marmorpalais
Charlottenhof Palace
Glienicke Palace
Sanssouci Picture Gallery
Filmpark Babelsberg
Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg
Museum Barberini
Belvedere on the Pfingstberg
Bornstedt
Church of Peace, Potsdam
Heiliger See
Biosphäre Potsdam
Roman Baths
St. Nicholas' Church, Potsdam
Historic Mill of Sanssouci
Ruinenberg
Old Market Square, Potsdam
City Palace, Potsdam
Lustgarten
Volkspark Potsdam
Jungfernsee
Nauener Tor
Griebnitzsee
Döberitzer Heide
Belvedere auf dem Klausberg
Botanical Garden, Potsdam
Pfingstberg (Potsdam)
Filmmuseum Potsdam
Church of the Redeemer, Sacrow
Castle on Peacock Island
Einstein Tower
Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow
Sacrower See
Neptune Grotto
Peter and Paul Church, Potsdam
Extavium
Flatow Tower in Babelsberg
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Temple of Friendship
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Berlin und Potsdam 1890 in Farbe! Seltene Illustrationen aus US Archiv gefunden
In einem US Archiv haben wir diese nachkolorierten Illustrationen von Berlin aus ca. 1890 gefunden. Direkte Scans von den Orginalen haben diese brillianten Bilder ermöglicht. Die Bilder, von denen einige bislang unbekannt waren, haben wir zusammengeschnitten und mit Stadtgeräuschen von früher unterlegt.
Zu sehen sind der Reichstag und die Siegessäule an ihrem früheren Standort*, das Brandenburger Tor, Unter den Linden (Ecke Friedrichstraße), die Humboldt Universität, die Neue Wache, das Zeughaus, der Kronprinzenpalais, das Alte Museum, das Stadtschloss (!), der Begasbrunnen, das Kaiser Wilhelm I. Denkmal, die Börse, der Gendarmenmarkt, das Hallesche Tor, der Potsdamer Platz, die Gedächtniskirche am Kurfürstendamm.
Von Potsdam sehen wir das Schloss Babelsberg, das Orangerieschloss im Park Sanssouci** und das Schloss Sanssouci.
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*Die Siegessäule wurde 1873 auf dem damaligen Königsplatz – aktuell (wiederum): Platz der Republik – errichtet. An der Westseite stand bereits seit 1844 die Krolloper, auch „Krolls Etablissement“ genannt. Das direkt gegenüber zur gleichen Zeit am östlichen Rand des Platzes errichtete Palais Raczyński wurde in den 1880er Jahren abgerissen und dort das Reichstagsgebäude errichtet. Unmittelbar vor der Einweihung der Säule wurde als Sichtachse – vorerst nur als Parkallee – die 750 Meter lange Siegesallee südwärts zum Kemperplatz angelegt. Diese erhielt ab 1895 Statuen und im Berliner Volksmund deshalb Spitznamen wie „Puppenallee“. Der Kemperplatz erhielt 1877 den Wrangelbrunnen, der 1902 durch den Rolandbrunnen ersetzt wurde.
Im Zuge der geplanten Umgestaltung von Berlin in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus zur „Welthauptstadt Germania“ nach den Plänen von Hitlers Chefarchitekten Albert Speer wurde die Säule 1938/1939 auf den auf einen Durchmesser von 200 Metern vergrößerten Großen Stern versetzt.
**Das im Video bei 2:10 als Belvedere bezeichnete Gebäude in Potsdam ist das Orangerieschloss im Park Sanssouci. Das Belvedere auf dem Klausberg ist nicht weit davon entfernt, das berühmtere ist aber wohl das Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg (das wegen seiner zwei Türme der Orangerie auch etwas ähnelt.
Potsdam, Germany - The Orangery Palace in Sansoucci Park
The Orangery Palace is one of several palaces in Sansoucci Park, in the city of Potsdam, Germany. It was commissioned by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV (Frederick William IV of Prussia) & work began in 1851 and completed in 1864. The so-called Versailles of Germany (Sansoucci Palace) is also located within the park, along with other similar structures such as the Neues Palais (New Palace) and the Chinese House, a garden pavilion.
There was much restoration work going on at the Orangery (also known as New Orangery on the Klausberg), so we were unable to go inside some of the structures, but the beautiful day lessened our disappointment with the grand outside views of the palace and the equally grand garden views.
When we first arrived we began our stroll at the historic (wind) mill and also ended our walk there before we continued on to see the other palaces in the park. The mill, known as Historische Mühle, in German was based on a legend known as The Miller of Sanssouci & was built in 1737. It was much fun to visit, as well.
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Potsdam Park Sanssouci Orangerie
Im Park Sanssouci sind wir unterwegs zwischen Belvedere Orangerie und Botanischen Garten der Universität Potsdam.