Café Ceci

Café Ceci is a recreation area in Potsdam, Brandenburg. Café Ceci is situated nearby to the health club CLUB AKTIV im Werner-Alfred-Bad, as well as near the museum Im Güldenen Arm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sanssouci and Brandenburg Gate.

Sanssouci

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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 is situated 740 metres west of Café Ceci.

Brandenburg Gate

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The Potsdam Gate on the Luisenplatz in Potsdam, 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. Brandenburg Gate is situated 290 metres south of Café Ceci.

Obelisk

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The Obelisk entrance constitutes the eastern limit of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany. Following plans by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Frederick the Great ordered in 1747 that this exit from the park be built. Obelisk is situated 230 metres west of Café Ceci.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dutch Quarter and Alexandrowka.

Dutch Quarter

Locality

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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.

Alexandrowka

Locality

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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.