Langer Stall

The Lange or Langer Stall was a timber framed riding school and drill hall in Potsdam, built in 1734 under Frederick William I of Prussia. Almost all of it was destroyed in the Second World War, with the only survivor being the gateway facade commissioned by Frederick the Great and designed by Georg Christian Unger.

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Type: Riding hall
Description: building in Potsdam, Germany
Also known as: “Portikus des Langen Stalls”
Address: Werner-Seelenbinder-Straße 9, Potsdam, 14467

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garrison Church and Great Military Orphanage.

Garrison Church

Church

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The Garrison Church was a Protestant church in the historic centre of Potsdam. Built by order of King Frederick William I of Prussia according to plans by Philipp Gerlach from 1730 to 1735, it was considered as a major work of Prussian Baroque architecture.

Great Military Orphanage

Public building

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The Great Military Orphanage was a school and training institution for the children and orphans of dead, killed or impoverished soldiers and aged between 6 and 17 in Potsdam. Great Military Orphanage is situated 220 metres northwest of Langer Stall.

Brandenburg Museum für Zukunft, Gegenwart und Geschichte

Museum

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Brandenburg Museum für Zukunft, Gegenwart und Geschichte is situated 160 metres east of Langer Stall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dutch Quarter and Brandenburger Vorstadt.

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.