Chinese House
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.Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
Photo: Itti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
May—October: public holidays and Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
November—April: closed - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: landmark in Germany
- Address: Am Grünen Gitter 11, Potsdam, 14469
- Roof shape: pyramidal
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanssouci Palace and Historic Mill of Sanssouci.
Sanssouci Palace
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Sanssouci Palace is situated 630 metres northeast of Chinese House.
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 500 metres northeast of Chinese House.
New Chambers
Photo: Bruhaha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The New Chambers is part of the ensemble of Sanssouci palace in Sanssouci Park, Potsdam, Germany. They were constructed for King Frederick the Great of Prussia from 1771 to 1775. New Chambers is situated 460 metres northeast of Chinese House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brandenburger Vorstadt and Bornstedt.
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.
Dutch Quarter
Locality
Photo: Liglioto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dutch Quarter is a neighborhood in Potsdam, 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.
Chinese House
- Categories: summer house, garden tea house, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.40024° or 52° 24′ 1″ northLongitude
13.0321° or 13° 1′ 56″ eastInception
1756Levels
1Open location code
9F4MC22J+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 13874576OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=pyramidalOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q644667
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Chinese House” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Txinatar pabiloia (Potsdam)”
- Basque: “Txinatar pabiloia”
- Belarusian: “Кітайскі чайны дамок”
- Chinese: “中國茶室”
- Chinese: “中國茶屋”
- Dutch: “Chinesisches Haus”
- Finnish: “Kiinalainen teehuone”
- German: “Chinesisches Haus”
- German: “Chinesisches Teehaus”
- German: “Potsdam, Chinesisches Teehaus”
- Hebrew: “הבית הסיני בסנסוסי”
- Polish: “Pawilon chiński”
- Russian: “Китайский чайный домик”
- Slovenian: “Kitajska hiša (Potsdam)”
- Slovenian: “Kitajska hiša”
- Spanish: “Pabellon Chino”
- Spanish: “Pabellón chino”
- Spanish: “Pabellón Chino”
- Swedish: “Chinesisches Haus”
- Ukrainian: “Китайський чайний будиночок”
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