Kurfürstenstift (Haus II)

Kurfürstenstift (Haus II) is an apartment building in Potsdam, Brandenburg which is located on Behlertstraße. Kurfürstenstift (Haus II) is situated nearby to Palais Lichtenau, as well as near the sports venue Zweifeldersporthalle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ church Potsdam and Nauener Tor.

Christ church Potsdam

Church

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Christ church Potsdam is situated 140 metres west of Kurfürstenstift (Haus II).

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. Nauener Tor is situated 500 metres southwest of Kurfürstenstift (Haus II).

Sanssouci

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schloss 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 1½ km west of Kurfürstenstift (Haus II).

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

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.