Großes Holländisches Haus

Großes Holländisches Haus is a public building in Potsdam, Brandenburg. Großes Holländisches Haus is situated nearby to the museum Gedenkstätte Lindenstraße 54/55, as well as near the recreation area Café Laila.

Type: Public building
Also known as: “Stadtkommandantenhaus”
Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gedenkstätte Lindenstraße 54/55 and Brandenburg Gate.

Gedenkstätte Lindenstraße 54/55

Museum

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Gedenkstätte Lindenstraße 54/55 is a museum.

Brandenburg Gate

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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 310 metres west of Großes Holländisches Haus.

Sanssouci Palace

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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 Palace is situated 1 km northwest of Großes Holländisches Haus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dutch Quarter and Alexandrowka.

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.

Alexandrowka

Locality

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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.