The town is famous for its castles (today I learned that there are 11 of them), and many tourists visiting Berlin come to Potsdam as well to see them. Potsdam was a hunting residence of the Prussian elector, then the residence of the Prussian royal family. During WW2 it was bombed several times, and later on it belonged to East Germany, controlled by the Soviet Union - and the remains of that time, socialistic architecture buildings, can be seen in the town together with impressive rococo buildings. And the most important thing, our guide taught us so - the Potsdam Brandenburg Gate is the first one, not the Berlin one! :)
Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas' Church) and a socialistic building at the Alter Markt (Old Market) Square; plus some street ar
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The Neuer Markt (New Market) Square |
A canal used to be here |
Will the real Brandenburg Gate please stand up? |
Entrance to Park Sanssouci |
Neues Palais - New Palace |
Love, T.
Related: First Impressions of Potsdam
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