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Park Sanssouci: Potsdam playground of Prussian kings architecture baroque buildings beautiful cities & towns european history germany potsdam Aug 28, 2025

Park Sanssouci is one of the glories of world-heritage Potsdam.

The grand park of almost 300 hectares, developed in stages by Frederick the...

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Neanderthal to now: Bonn's LandesMuseum spans millennia bonn european history germany museums Aug 28, 2025

Bonn's regional museum LVR-LandesMuseum offer dazzling insights into the Rhineland over almost half a million years.

The museum collects th...

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Spy swaps and more: The intrigue of Glienicker Brücke berlin european history germany historic monuments potsdam Aug 28, 2025

They called Glienicker Brücke ‘bridge of spies’, but some of the spy drama was fictional.

But there was plenty of intrigue around the borde...

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Medieval marvel: The historical value of Gross St Martin architecture cologne european history germany historic monuments medieval cities & towns roman empire Aug 20, 2025

A medieval abbey church, Roman trading warehouses, perhaps also a sports venue with pool, and a post-war ruin are all part of the story of t...

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It’s a sign: The amazing story of Bonn's Namen-Jesu-Kirche architecture baroque buildings beautiful cities & towns bonn european history germany historic monuments Aug 20, 2025

One of the most remarkable churches in the Rhine region is not just unusual in appearance. Namen-Jesu-Kirche in Bonn has a foundation story ...

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The cradle of genius: Bonn's Beethoven-Haus baroque buildings bonn european history historic monuments museums music Aug 14, 2025

Ludwig van Beethoven left Bonn behind, but the city has preserved and cherished his legacy, making Beethoven-Haus Bonn a centre for music lo...

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Beautiful Passau is part of the greatest German story architecture baroque buildings beautiful cities & towns european history germany medieval cities & towns passau roman empire Aug 12, 2025

Passau, on the south-eastern edge of Germany near the Austrian border, is set in a spectacular river location with a castle perched above on...

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Potsdam evolves from army town to city of refinement architecture beautiful cities & towns european history germany historic monuments potsdam rococo Aug 04, 2025

Potsdam, more than Berlin, was the home of the Hohenzollern princes who created Prussia, the most ambitious and vital of German states.

The...

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