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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...

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...

Potsdam’s palaces and parks reveal a vision of paradise architecture beautiful cities & towns germany historic monuments potsdam Aug 05, 2025

Potsdam, once a garrison town, became the preferred residence of Prussian rulers and now has more palaces and pavilions than any other city ...

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...