đ° Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin: Sanssouci Park
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Potsdam, Germany
Sanssouci Park is a 290-hectare palace and garden complex in Potsdam, Brandenburg, established by Frederick the Great as the grounds for his summer residence beginning in 1745. The park represents a major achievement of 18th-century Baroque and Rococo landscape design, combining geometric flowerbeds, tree-lined avenues, and numerous architectural structures. The complex comprises Sanssouci Palace at its center, along with several secondary palaces, temples, and garden follies distributed throughout the grounds. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990 and remains one of Europe's most significant examples of royal garden architecture.
- Area: 290 hectares
- Founded: 1745 by Frederick the Great
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed 1990
- Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
Sanssouci Park is a 290-hectare palace and garden complex in Potsdam, Brandenburg, established by Frederick the Great as the grounds for his summer residence beginning in 1745. The park represents a major achievement of 18th-century Baroque and Rococo landscape design, combining geometric flowerbeds, tree-lined avenues, and numerous architectural structures. The complex comprises Sanssouci Palace at its center, along with several secondary palaces, temples, and garden follies distributed ...