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The lustrous, gilded pavilion that as Park Charlottenhof. Built in
can be seen glistening between 1826–9 for the heir to the The Potsdam Conference
the trees from a distance is the throne, the future King Towards the end of World War II, the leaders of the Allies – Winston
Chinese Teahouse. Chinese art Fried rich Wilhelm IV, this Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin – met in Schloß
was very popular during the small, single-storey building Cecilienhof in Potsdam. The aim of this conference, which lasted from
Rococo period – people wore was designed by Karl Friedrich 17 July until 2 August 1945, was to resolve the problems arising at the
Chinese silk, wallpapered their Schinkel in the style of a end of the war. The main participants changed, however, before it
rooms with Chinese designs, Roman villa. Some of the wall was concluded. Churchill was replaced by newly elected Clement
lacquered their furniture, drank paintings, designed by Schinkel Attlee, and Harry S. Truman took over after President Roosevelt died.
tea from Chinese porcelain and in the so-called Pompeiian The conference set up the occupation zones, the demilitarization and
built Chinese pavilions in their style, are still in place. There monitoring of Germany,
gardens. The one in Sans souci is also a collection of Italian the punishment of war
criminals and the
was built in 1754–56 to a design engravings. The most inte r- reparations. It also
by Johann Gottfried Büring. esting part of the interior is revised the German
Circular in shape, it has a the Humboldt Room. The borders. These
centrally located main hall palace is surrounded by a decisions established
Paintings in the music room, in Schloß Sanssouci surrounded by three studies. landscaped park designed the political balance
Between these are pretty trompe by Peter Joseph Lenné. of power in Europe,
+ Schloß Sanssouci and four elegant halls. The l’oeil porticos. The structure is which continued
Zur Historischen Mühle. Tel (0331) Rococo décor has been covered with a tent roof and + Neues Palais for 45 years. Attlee, Truman and Stalin in Potsdam
969 40.@ X15. Open Apr–Oct: maintained, similar to that of topped with a lantern. Gilded Am Neuen Palais. Tel (0331) 969 42 02.
10am– 6pm Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar: other palaces and pavilions ornaments, columns and @ 605, 606.Open Apr–Oct:
10am–5pm Tue–Sun. Damenflügel: of Sanssouci. Chinese figures surround the 10am–6pm Wed–Mon; Nov–Mar: has many interesting sculptures. P Filmpark Babelsberg
Open May–Oct: 10am–6pm Sat & pavilion. Originally a tea room 9am–5pm Wed–Mon. & The south wing houses the Großbeerenstraße. Tel (0331) 721 27
Sun. Schlossküche: Open Apr–Oct: P Orangerieschloß and summer dining house, it 8 obligatory. kings’ quarters. 38. Open 15 Apr–31 Oct: 10am–6pm
10am–6pm Tue–Sun. & Maulbeerallee. (Nordischer Garten). houses today a collection of One of Germany’s most daily. & ∑ filmpark.de
This Rococo palace was built in Tel (0331) 969 42 80. Open Apr: 18th-century porcelain. beautiful palaces, this imposing + Schloß Babelsberg This amazing film park was laid
1745–7 by Georg Wenzes laus 10am– 6pm Sat & Sun; May–Oct: Baroque structure, on the Park Babelsberg 10. Tel (0331) 969 42 out on the site where Germany’s
von Knobelsdorff to sket ches by 10am– 6pm Tue–Sun. Viewing terrace: P Römische Bäder main avenue in Park Sans souci, 50. Closed until 2018. first films were produced in
Frederick the Great. Knobelsdorff Open Apr–May: 10am–5pm Sat & Lenné-Straße (Park Charlottenhof). was built for Frederick the Built in 1833–5 for Prince 1912. From 1917 the studio
and Johann August Nahl Sun; late May–Oct: 10am–5pm Tel (0331) 969 42 25. @ 606. v 91. Great to initial plans by Georg Wilhelm (Kaiser Wilhelm I), belonged to Universum-Film-
designed the inte rior. Sanssouci Tue–Sun. Open May–Oct: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, this AG (UFA), which produced
(“carefree”) was the perfect Above the park towers the The Roman baths, situated by in 1750. Its construction, to extravagant castle ranks as one some of the most famous films
name for the enchanting castle. Orangerie, designed in Italian the edge of a lake, form a designs by Johan Gottfried of his finest works. An irregular of the silent era, including Fritz
The Da menflügel, the castle’s Renaissance style and crowned picturesque group of pavilions Büring, Jean Laurent Le Geay building with many towers and Lang’s Metropolis and some
west wing which was added in by a colonnade. It which served as accommodation and Carl von Gontard, was bay windows, built in the spirit films with Greta Garbo. The Blue
1840 to house ladies and was built to house for the king’s guests. They were delayed until 1763–9, after the of English Neo-Gothic, with Angel, with Marlene Dietrich,
gentlemen of the court, and the guests, not designed in 1829–40 by Seven Years’ War. The vast, three- allusions to Windsor Castle and was also shot at Babelsberg, but
Schloßküche (castle kitchen) plants, and Karl Friedrich Schinkel, wing structure comprises over Tudor style, it now holds the subsequently, the studios were
can also be visited. served with the help of Ludwig 200 richly adorned rooms and Museum of Pre-History. used to film Nazi propaganda.
as guest Persius. The gardener’s The studio is still operational,
+ Schloß Neue Kammern residence for house at the front and the public can admire
Zur Historischen Mühle (Lustgarten). Tsar Nicolas and his stands next to a some of the old sets, the
Tel (0331) 969 42 06. Open Apr: 10am– wife, King Friedrich low, asymmetrical creation of special effects
6pm Wed–Mon; May–Oct: 10am–6pm Wilhelm IV’s sister. tower, built in the and stuntmen in action.
Tue–Sun. 8 obligatory. & The Orangerie style of an Italian
The Neue Kammern (new was constructed in Renaissance villa. P Einsteinturm
chambers) adjoin Schloß 1852–60 for the king Figure on the roof of In the background, Albert-Einstein-Straße. Open Oct–Mar:
Sanssouci in the west, like the by Friedrich August Chinesisches Teehaus to the left, extends visits daily by arrangement with the
Bildergalerie in the east. As part Stüler, with the final the former bathing Urania Society (0331 291 741).
of this ensemble it was originally design partly based on plans pavilion, which is currently used @ 691.
built in 1747 as an orangery, to by Ludwig Persius. Modelled for temporary exhibitions. The This tower, built in 1920–21
a design by Georg Wenzeslaus on the Regia Hall in the Vatican, pavilions are grouped around a by Erich Mendelssohn, is one of
von Knobelsdorff who gave it the rooms were grouped garden planted with colourful the finest examples of German
its elegant Baroque forms. The around the Raphael Hall and shrubs and vegetables. Expressionist architecture.
building has an attractive roof decorated with replicas of this Its fantasy forms were to
with sloping ends and sides. In great Italian master’s works. + Schloß Charlottenhof demonstrate the qualities of
1777 Frederick the Great ordered The observation terrace offers Geschwister-Scholl-Straße. (Park reinforced concrete to specta-
it to be transformed into guest a good view over Potsdam. Charlottenhof). Tel (0331) 969 42 02. cular effect. However, the cost
accommodation. The architect, @ 605, 606. v 91. Open May–Oct: of formwork, assembled by
Georg Christian Unger, left the P Chinesisches Teehaus 10am–5pm Tue–Sun. 8 obligatory. boat builders, limited the use
exterior of the orangery largely Ökonomieweg (Rehgarten). Tel (0331) This small Neo-Classical of the material to the first storey,
untouched but converted the 969 42 22. Open 15 May–15 Oct: palace stands at the southern while the upper floors are
interior into sumptuous suites 10am–5pm Tue–Sun. end of Park Sanssouci, known The impressive Marble Hall in the Baroque Neues Palais plastered brickwork.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p493 and pp512–13

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