Villa von Kleist

Villa von Kleist is a residential building in Potsdam, Brandenburg which is located on Hegelallee. Villa von Kleist is situated nearby to the government office Die Beauftragte des Landes Brandenburg zur Aufarbeitung der Folgen der kommunistischen Diktatur, as well as near the recreation area La Lemon Vita.

Type: Residential building
Address: Hegelallee 4, Potsdam, 14467
Roof shape: saltbox

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nauener Tor and Sanssouci.

Nauener Tor

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Nauener Tor is one of the three preserved gates of Potsdam, Germany. It was built in 1755 and is the first example of the influence of English Gothic Revival architecture in Continental Europe.

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 1¼ km west of Villa von Kleist.

Jan Bouman Haus

Museum

Photo: JBHP, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jan Bouman Haus is a museum, which is situated 210 metres southeast of Villa von Kleist.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dutch Quarter and Alexandrowka.

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.