Great Military Orphanage

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 .
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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 Militaerwaisenhaus”, “Großes Militär-Waisenhaus”, “Grosses Militarwaisenhaus”, “Großes Militärwaisenhaus”, “Großes Waisenhaus zu Potsdam”, and “Potsdamsches Großes Waisenhaus”
  • Address: Lindenstraße 34a, Potsdam, 14467

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garrison Church and Naturkundemuseum Potsdam.

Church
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The was a 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 Great Military Orphanage.

Museum
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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 Great Military Orphanage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dutch Quarter and Brandenburger Vorstadt.

Locality
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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
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is a suburb.

Locality
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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.

Great Military Orphanage

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

From Bulgarian to Japanese—“Great Military Orphanage” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Голямо военно сиропиталище (Потсдам)”
  • Bulgarian: “Голямо военно сиропиталище”
  • Dutch: “Großes Militärwaisenhaus”
  • French: “Grand orphelinat militaire”
  • German: “Großes Militärwaisenhaus”
  • Hebrew: “בית היתומים הצבאי הגדול”
  • Japanese: “大軍人孤児院”

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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