Germany
Brandenburg
Potsdam

Church of Peace

The Protestant Church of Peace is situated in the Marly Gardens on the Green Fence in the palace grounds of in , . The church was built according to the wishes and with the close involvement of the artistically gifted King Frederick William IV and designed by the court architect, Ludwig Persius.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Protestant
  • Description: church in Potsdam
  • Also known as: “Church of Peace, Potsdam”
  • Address: Am Grünen Gitter 2, Potsdam, 14469
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sanssouci Palace and Picture Gallery.

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Sanssouci is a historical building in , near . Built by Prussian King Frederick the Great as his summer palace, it is often counted among the German rivals of . is situated 490 metres northwest of Church of Peace.

Museum
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The in the of was built in 1755–64 during the reign of Frederick II of Prussia under the supervision of Johann Gottfried Büring. is situated 350 metres northwest of Church of Peace.

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The Potsdam Gate on the Luisenplatz in , was built in 1770–71 by Carl von Gontard and Georg Christian Unger by order of Frederick II of Prussia, to celebrate his several victories in the Seven Years' War. is situated 350 metres southeast of Church of Peace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brandenburger Vorstadt and Dutch Quarter.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Locality
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The is a neighborhood in , Germany, consisting of 134 red Dutch brick buildings, almost all of which have been renovated. It was built from 1733 to 1740 and designed by Jan Bouman following the order of Frederick William I of Prussia, who invited talented Dutch craftsmen to settle there.

Suburb
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is a borough of , . Located north of and the Orangery Palace, it is known for the , former residence of Princess Royal Victoria, and the Cemetery with numerous tombs of famous personages.

Church of Peace

Latitude
52.40122° or 52° 24′ 4″ north
Longitude
13.04362° or 13° 2′ 37″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Inception
1844
Open location code
9F4MC22V+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48304440
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­protestant
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
12059745
Wiki­data ID
Q819742
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Church of Peace” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Vredeskerk”
  • Belarusian: “Фрыдэнскірхе ў Сан-Сусі”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Міру”
  • Bulgarian: “Фриденскирхе”
  • Catalan: “Friedenskirche”
  • Chinese: “和平教堂”
  • Czech: “Friedenskirche”
  • Danish: “Friedenskirche”
  • Dutch: “Friedenskirche (Sanssouci)”
  • Dutch: “Friedenskirche”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه السلام”
  • Esperanto: “Friedenskirche”
  • French: “Friedenskirche”
  • German: “Friedenskirche”
  • German: “Kaiser-Friedrich-Mausoleum”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית השלום בסנסוסי”
  • Hungarian: “Béke-templom”
  • Japanese: “平和教会 (ポツダム)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Friedenskirche”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Friedenskirche”
  • Polish: “Kościół Pokoju w Poczdamie”
  • Russian: “Фриденскирхе в Сан-Суси”
  • Russian: “Фриденскирхе”
  • Russian: “Церковь Мира”
  • Slovenian: “Friedenskirche”
  • Swedish: “Friedenskirche, Potsdam”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Миру”

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