Sanssouci Park
Sanssouci is a historical building in Potsdam, near Berlin. Built by Prussian King Frederick the Great as his summer palace, it is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles.- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Park Sanssouci”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chinese House and Historic Mill of Sanssouci.
Chinese House
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
The Chinese House is a garden pavilion in Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany. Frederick the Great had it built, about seven hundred metres southwest of the Sanssouci Summer Palace, to adorn his flower and vegetable garden. Chinese House is situated 330 metres south of Sanssouci Park.
Historic Mill of Sanssouci
Photo: Jakubhal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Historic Mill of Sanssouci is a windmill located in Potsdam, Germany, featured in the legend of The Miller of Sanssouci. It is particularly associated with Frederick the Great and his summer palace of Sanssouci. Historic Mill of Sanssouci is situated 380 metres east of Sanssouci Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bornstedt and Brandenburger Vorstadt.
Bornstedt
Suburb
Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bornstedt is a borough of Potsdam, Germany. Located north of Sanssouci Park and the Orangery Palace, it is known for the Bornstedt Crown Estate, former residence of Princess Royal Victoria, and the Bornstedt Cemetery with numerous tombs of famous personages.
Alexandrowka
Locality
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Russian colony of Alexandrowka is located north of downtown Potsdam. It was built in 1826-1827 by King Frederick William III of Prussia for the last twelve Russian singers in a choir that had previously 62 members.
Sanssouci Park
- Categories: tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.40299° or 52° 24′ 11″ northLongitude
13.03044° or 13° 1′ 50″ eastInception
1744Open location code
9F4MC23J+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 1132942523OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Sanssouci Park” goes by many names.
- French: “Palais de Sanssouci”
- Greek: “Σανσουσί”
- Italian: “Palazzo di Sanssouci”
- Russian: “Сан-Суси”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Sanssouci”
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