New Palace Potsdam
A palace on the western side of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, begun in 1763 after the end of the Seven Years' War under Frederick the Great and finished in 1769. It is considered the last great Prussian Baroque palace.
- Where
- Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 52.4013, 13.0160
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Open LOQAH when you are at New Palace Potsdam. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Brandenburg volume with your photos and a note.
Near New Palace Potsdam
Sanssouci Palace 1.5 km
The summer palace of Frederick the Great in Potsdam, a one storey Rococo building finished in 1747. Its name means without worries in French, and it stands at the top of six vine terraces. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Belvedere on the Pfingstberg 3.5 km
A palace with two towers on the Pfingstberg hill north of Potsdam, begun in 1847 for King Frederick William IV in the style of Italian villas. Its tower terraces give views over Potsdam's parks, lakes and palaces.
Cecilienhof 4.2 km
A country house in the style of an English Tudor manor in the New Garden of Potsdam, built from 1914 to 1917 for Crown Prince Wilhelm. The Potsdam Conference of the Allied leaders took place here in the summer of 1945.
Glienicke Bridge 5.2 km
A bridge over the Havel connecting Berlin and Potsdam. During the Cold War it lay on the border, and spies were exchanged here in 1962, 1985 and 1986, so it is often called the Bridge of Spies.
Babelsberg Park 5.2 km
A landscape park of 114 hectares in Potsdam beside the Tiefer See. It was laid out from 1833 by Peter Joseph Lenné and later Prince Pückler, and holds Babelsberg Palace, a Gothic tower and the Flatow Tower.
Babelsberg Palace 5.3 km
A neo Gothic palace on a hill above the Havel in Potsdam, built from 1833 as a summer home for Prince William, later Emperor William I. It was designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and sits in Babelsberg Park.
Glienicke Palace 5.6 km
A neoclassical palace on the Havel in Berlin-Wannsee, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel for Prince Carl of Prussia in the 1820s. It lies in a landscaped park designed by Peter Joseph Lenné, near the Glienicke Bridge.
Church of the Redeemer, Sacrow 6.0 km
A Protestant church in the Italian style on the bank of the Havel at Sacrow, designed with the involvement of King Frederick William IV and finished in 1844. Its campanile and arcade stand right at the water's edge.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Brandenburg
Questions
Where is New Palace Potsdam?
New Palace Potsdam is in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sanssouci Palace (1.5 km), Belvedere on the Pfingstberg (3.5 km), Cecilienhof (4.2 km).
How do I get the New Palace Potsdam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at New Palace Potsdam and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Brandenburg volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to New Palace Potsdam before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Brandenburg volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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