Sowjetischer Ehrenfriedhof Bassinplatz Potsdam

Sowjetischer Ehrenfriedhof Bassinplatz Potsdam is a memorial in Potsdam, Brandenburg. Sowjetischer Ehrenfriedhof Bassinplatz Potsdam is situated nearby to the obelisk Sowjetisches Ehrenmal, as well as near the pitch Jugendaktionsfläche ‘BASSI’ Bassinplatz.

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Type: Memorial
Description: cemetery in Potsdam, Germany
Also known as: “Ehrenfriedhof Bassinplatz”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peter and Paul Church and French church.

Peter and Paul Church

Church

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The Church of St. Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic church located in the centre of Potsdam, Germany. It sits at the eastern end of Brandenburger Street, at the western end of which is the Potsdamer Brandenburger Gate.

French church

Church

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French church is situated 130 metres southeast of Sowjetischer Ehrenfriedhof Bassinplatz Potsdam.

Nauener Tor

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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. Nauener Tor is situated 330 metres northwest of Sowjetischer Ehrenfriedhof Bassinplatz Potsdam.

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.