Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin

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Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin: A Unique Landscape Design Masterpiece

The Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990, is a remarkable ensemble of palace complexes and extended landscaped gardens situated in the Havelland region surrounding Potsdam and the German capital of Berlin. This cultural ensemble offers a unique example of landscape design that reflects the monarchic ideas of the Prussian state and the common efforts of emancipation.

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UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site

With 500 ha of parks and 150 buildings constructed between 1730 and 1916, Potsdam's complex of palaces and parks forms an artistic whole, whose eclectic nature reinforces its sense of uniqueness. It extends into the district of Berlin-Zehlendorf, with the palaces and parks lining the banks of the River Havel and Lake Glienicke. Voltaire stayed at the Sans-Souci Palace, built under Frederick II between 1745 and 1747.

Encyclopedia Record: Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin

Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin are a group of palace complexes and extended landscaped gardens located in the Havelland region around Potsdam and the German capital of Berlin. The term was used upon the designation of the cultural ensemble as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1990. It was recognized for the historic unity of its landscape—a unique example of landscape design against the background of monarchic ideas of the Prussian state and common efforts of emancipation.

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