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A street in Holländisches Viertel
Centre
Marmorpalais
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Marstall (Filmmuseum)
Schloss Cecilienhof
This little palace, built in
the style of an English country
manor house, entered the
history books in 1945, when
Germany's fate was sealed by
the Potsdam Conference. Built
in 1914-17, the palace is now
used as a hotel. It also houses
a small exhibition documenting
the Conference and the palace's
furnishings.
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Am Neuen Garten
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Nov-Mar: 9am-4pm Tue-Sun
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Originally it served as a tea-
house and dining room, and it
now houses an exhibition of
porcelain pieces from East Asia.
The Römische Bäder (Roman
Baths), a group of pavilions next
to the lake, are also inspired by
historic models. Modelled on an
Italian Renaissance villa, they
were built between 1829 and
1840 by Friedrich Karl Schinkel as
guest and bathing houses.
The Orangerie, constructed in
1851-60 by Friedrich August
Stüler, was also originally intend-
ed to accommodate the king's
guests. Today it houses a small
gallery of paintings.
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Chinesisches Teehaus: Ökonomieweg
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mid-May-mid-Oct: 10am-5pm Tue-Sun
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Römische Bäder: Lennéstr.
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mid-May-mid-Oct: 10am-5pm Tue-Sun
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Orangerie: Maulbeerallee • mid-
May-mid-Oct: 10am-5pm Tue-Sun
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Schloss Charlottenhof
A small Neo-Classical palace
in Park Sanssouci, built in 1829
by Schinkel for the heir to the
throne, Friedrich Wilhelm IV.
Particularly worth seeing is the
tent-like Humboldtsaal.
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Geschwister-Scholl-Str.
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May-mid-Oct: 10am-5pm Tue-Sun
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Marmorpalais
This small, early Neo-
Classical palace at the side of
the lake was built in 1791-7
by Carl Gotthard Langhans and
others. It features an elegant
concert hall as well as
contemporary furniture and
porcelain.
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Heiliger See (Neuer
Garten)
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Apr-Oct: 10am-5pm Tue-Sun;
Nov-Mar: 10am-4pm Sat, Sun
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969 42 46
The Potsdam Conference
In July and August 1945, the
heads of government of the
United States (Harry Truman),
the USSR (Joseph Stalin) and
Great Britain (Winston Churchill)
met in Schloss Cecilienhof, in
order to seal the future of
Germany in a treaty. Vitally
important points such as the
demilitarization of Germany, the
level of reparations to be paid,
the punishment of war criminals,
the resettlement of Germans
from Poland and the new borders
of Germany were decided here.
Holländisches Viertel
A pleasant way to explore
the district of Potsdam is a walk
through the historic Old Town,
Palaces in Potsdam
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