Germany
Brandenburg
Potsdam

Großes Militärwaisenhaus

Großes Militärwaisenhaus is a public building in , which is located on Lindenstraße. Großes Militärwaisenhaus is situated nearby to the government office , as well as near .
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stiftungwaisenhaus.de
+49 331 281 466
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  • Email: info@stiftungwaisenhaus.de
  • Type: Public building
  • Description: building group in Potsdam, Germany, former a large military orphanage
  • Also known as: “Großes Militär-Waisenhaus”
  • Address: Lindenstraße 34a, Potsdam, 14467
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garrison Church and Naturkundemuseum Potsdam.

Church
Photo: Carl Hasenpflug, Public domain.
The was a Protestant church in the historic centre of . 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. is situated 210 metres southeast of Großes Militärwaisenhaus.

Museum
Photo: Giorgio Michele, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 400 metres northwest of Großes Militärwaisenhaus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dutch Quarter and Brandenburger Vorstadt.

Locality
Photo: Liglioto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Avda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Locality
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Russian colony of is located north of downtown . 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.

Großes Militärwaisenhaus

Latitude
52.39658° or 52° 23′ 48″ north
Longitude
13.05136° or 13° 3′ 5″ east
Inception
1778
Levels
3
Operator
Stiftung „Großes Waisenhaus zu Potsdam“
Open location code
9F4M93W2+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28490429
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q1549185
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Japanese—“Großes Militärwaisenhaus” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Klimaschutz des Landes Brandenburg and Ministerium der Justiz und für Europa und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Brandenburg.

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