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P Neuer Landtag the Palace Barberini. It houses the VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Alter Markt 1. Tel (0331) 966 1253/ art collection of philanthropist
1255. & . Open 8am–6pm Mon–Fri; Hasso Plattner, who also financed Practical Information
courtyard: 8am–8pm daily. the renovation. Road map E3. n Humboldt-
∑ landtag.brandenburg.de straße 1–3 & Luisenplatz 3.
Replicating the old city palace R Nikolaikirche Tel (0331) 27 55 88 99. Fax (0331)
with its Knobelsdorff staircase, the Alter Markt. Tel (0331) 270 86 02. 27 55 829. Musik festspiele (Jun);
new Brandenburg Parliament Open Apr–Oct: 9am– 7pm daily; Schlößer nacht (“Night of Palaces”,
building opened in 2014. The Nov–Mar: 9am–5pm daily. Aug). ∑ potsdamtourismus.de
courtyard, foyer and restaurant This imposing Neo-Classical Transport
are open to the public. church was designed during £ Lange Brücke.
1828–30 by Karl Friedrich Schinkel
E Museum Barberini and the building work was
Alter Markt, Humboldtstraße 5–6. Tel supervised by Ludwig Persius. globe. It was built in 1753 to a
(0331) 23 60 14 499. & Open design by Johann Boumann the
11am–7pm Mon & Wed–Sun. Closed P Marstall Elder and rebuilt under East
Tue. ∑ museum-barberini.de Breitestraße 1a. Tel (0331) 271 81 12. German authorities. It is currently
This private art museum opened & @ 606. v 91, 92, 96. Open used as a city museum..
its doors to the public in 2017 and 10am–6pm Tue–Sun.
looks much like its predecessor, ∑ filmmuseum-potsdam.de
This long Baroque pavilion, once
used as royal stables, is the only
remaining building of a royal
residence. Today it houses a film
museum devoted to the nearby
Bablsberg Film Studio. A cinema
offers several screenings per day.
E Altes Rathaus (Potsdam
Museum)
Am Alten Markt 9. Tel (0331) 289 68
68. Open 10am–5pm Tue, Wed & Fri,
10am–7pm Thu, 10am–6pm Sat & Sun.
The roof tower of the old town
The Nikolaikirche, with its dome resting hall features a 4-m (13-ft) high Caravaggio’s Doubting Thomas, on show in
on a colonnaded wall gilded figure of Atlas carrying a the Bildergalerie

Potsdam
1 Cecilienhof 7 Museum Barberini 0 metres 750 Cecilienhof
2 Marmorpalais 8 Nikolaikirche 0 yards 750
Neuer
3 Alexandrowka 9 Marstall Garten
4 Holländisches Viertel 0 Altes Rathaus Alexandrowka AM NE UEN GARTEN
5 Alter Markt
6 Neur Landtag P A P P E L A L L E E GEORG HER- MANN ALLEE Marmorpalais
See
EICHEN ALLEE RIBBE CKSTR. BORNSTENDTER STRASSE Heiliger
VOLTAIREWEG JÄGERALLEE AM SCHRAGEN FRIEDRICH-EBER T-STR. A M NEUEN GAR TEN
Orangerie G.-MENDEL-STR.
AM NEUEN PAL A I S Neues MAULBEERALLEE Sansoucci SC HOPENHAUERSTR. HEGELALLEE KURFÜRSTENSTR. BERLINER STRASSE
WEINBERGSTR.
Schloss
Palais
Holländisches
HAUPTALLEE
Viertel
Park
Sanssouci BRANDENBURGER STR. Humboldt-
brücke
Communs LINDENAVENUE Chinesisches Friedenskirche CHARLOTTENSTRASSE
Teehaus
Römische Museum AM KANAL
Bäder DORTUSTR. Barberini Nikolaikirche
Schloss BREITE STRASSE Marstall Altes Filmpark
Rathaus
Charlottenhof Z E P P E L I N S T R A S S E Bildergalerie Babelsberg
GESCHWISTER-SCHOLL-STRASSE Alter Markt
Lange
Park brücke
Sanssouci Charlottenhof
Templiner See
Potsdam
Hauptbahnhof
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