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 Potsdam.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: info@stiftungwaisenhaus.de
- Type: Public building
- Description: building group in Potsdam, Germany, former a large military orphanage
- Also known as: “Großes Militär-Waisenhaus” and “Großes Militärwaisenhaus”
- Address: Lindenstraße 34a, Potsdam, 14467
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Garrison Church and Naturkundemuseum Potsdam.
Garrison Church
Church
Photo: Carl Hasenpflug, Public domain.
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. Garrison Church is situated 210 metres southeast of Great Military Orphanage.
Brandenburg Gate
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 400 metres northwest of Great Military Orphanage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dutch Quarter and Brandenburger Vorstadt.
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.
Alexandrowka
Locality
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Great Military Orphanage
- Categories: architectural ensemble, educational institution, orphanage, building, and government building
- Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.39658° or 52° 23′ 48″ northLongitude
13.05136° or 13° 3′ 5″ eastInception
1778Levels
3Operator
Stiftung „Großes Waisenhaus zu Potsdam“Open location code
9F4M93W2+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 28490429OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata 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 Militaerwaisenhaus”
- Dutch: “Grosses Militarwaisenhaus”
- Dutch: “Großes Militärwaisenhaus”
- French: “Grand orphelinat militaire”
- German: “Großes Militärwaisenhaus”
- German: “Großes Waisenhaus zu Potsdam”
- German: “Potsdamsches Großes Waisenhaus”
- 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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