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Potsdam is the capital of the state Brandenburg and just around the corner from Berlin. It's a dream destination for everyone - a charming city surrounded by idyllic lakes and forests. Over three centuries the prussian kings have created a unique cultural landscape with parks and palaces covering the whole area of Potsdam. Park and Sanssouci Palace is the most famous one known for its beauty all over the world.

The palace with 12 glamorous rooms is located on top of a terraced vineyard, beautifully decorated in rococo style. The Prussian King Frederick the Great called it Sanssouci - in French "without worries" - because here he could leave the formalities of the royal court behind and had time for his hobbies music and philosophy. Buildings of different styles like the Chinese Teahouse, the Orangerie Palace in renaissance style and one of the most imposing buildings, the New Palace in late-baroque architecture are a must see. But Potsdam's city centre is also very nice - highlights are the Dutch quarter, the Russian Colony Alexandrovka and Belvedere Palace on the Pfingstberg. Another interesting location to visit is Cecilienhof Palace, the place where Stalin, Churchill and Truman met for the Potsdam Conference.

Almost everything was granted World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1990. That includes the Sanssouci Park, New Garden with Cecilienhof, Babelsberg and Glienicke with their castles, the wonderful Peacock Island (Pfaueninsel) and also the palace and park of Sacrow with its Church of the Redeemer (Heilandskirche). In 1999 fourteen further places were included, among them are the Russian Colony Alexandrovka, the hill Pfingstberg with the Belvedere palace and the astronomical observatory (Sternwarte) in the Babelsberg Park. There's so much to see....

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