Plantage

Plantage is a recreation area in Potsdam, Brandenburg. Plantage is situated nearby to the playground Glockenspielplatz, as well as near Potsdamer Glockenspiel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garrison Church and Potsdamer Glockenspiel.

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 150 metres south of Plantage.

Potsdamer Glockenspiel

Photo: Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0.

Great Military Orphanage

Public building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Great Military Orphanage is situated 170 metres west of Plantage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dutch Quarter and Brandenburger Vorstadt.

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.