H 1 SANSSOUCI PALACE 12 TEMPLE OF FRIENDSHIP Pappelallee NOT ACCESSIBLE 2 NORMAN TOWER 13 NEW PALACE SANSSOUCI PARK H 3 PICTURE GALLERY OF SANSSOUCI 14 COLONNADE WITH THE TRIUMPHAL ARCH, Ruinenberg 4 NEPTUNE GROTTO NEW PALACE Amundsenstr. Schlossgarten Lindstedt NOT ACCESSIBLE 15 TEMPLE OF ANTIQUITY 5 OBELISK NOT ACCESSIBLE 6 CHURCH OF PEACE 16 BELVEDERE ON KLAUSBERG HILL NOT ACCESSIBLE 7 FIRST RONDEL 17 ORANGERY PALACE 8 GREAT FOUNTAIN 18 THE NEW CHAMBERS OF SANSSOUCI 9 CHINESE HOUSE 19 HISTORIC MILL H 10 ROMAN BATHS H Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. H Neuer Garten, Pfingstberg 11 CHARLOTTENHOF VILLA H Bor nst edte r St r. H An der Ora INFORMATION / LOUNGING LAWN TRAM STOP nge Paradiesgarten rie VISITOR CENTER (Universität Potsdam) tor. Mühle H r His BARRIER-FREE ACCESSIBILITY BUS STOP H Zu Voltaireweg ACCESSIBLE TOILET Besucherzentrum H Gregor-Mendel-Str. TICKET SALES ENTRANCE FOR PERSONS BICYCLE ROUTE H Heckentheater Maulbeerallee WITH RESTRICTED MOBILITY, Gruft ATM WITH ASSISTANCE PUSH BICYCLES Jubiläums- Winzerberg terrasse WI-FI ON THIS ROUTE (ENTRANCE AREA ONLY) NOT BARRIER-FREE Sizilianischer Garten ROUTE FOR PERSONS WITH H STORAGE LOCKERS TOILET RESTRICTED MOBILITY Östlicher Lustgarten alais RESTAURANT ACCESSIBLE TOILET SHUTTLE SERVICE ROUTE Hauptallee Hauptallee Hauptallee H SEASONAL AmP Neuen CAFÉ / SNACK BAR TRAIN STATION H SHUTTLE SERVICE STOP MUSEUM SHOP TAXI STAND SEASONAL Schopenh H WI-FI BUS PARKING LOT VIEWPOINT Marlygarten Ökonomieweg Ökonomieweg auer DEFIBRILLATOR CAR PARKING LOT S Grünes Gitter str. S Allee nach Sanssouci Besucherzentrum Parkgraben S Am Grünen Gitter H H Luisenplatz H DISTANCES 13 H SANSSOUCI PALACE VIA THE GREAT FOUNTAIN TO THE NEW PALACE : CA. 2 KM, 25 MIN H H Lennéstr. H TO CA. 1.3 KM, 16 MIN ORANGERY PALACE CHARLOTTENHOF VILLA : Zeppelinstr. Theaterweg POTSDAM SANSSOUCI PALACE VIA THE GREAT FOUNTAIN TO CHARLOTTENHOF VILLA : CA. 1.7 KM, 21 MIN CHURCH OF PEACE VIA THE GREAT FOUNTAIN TO SANSSOUCI PALACE : CA. 1.1 KM, 14 MIN H AT VIA TO AT H Breite Str. B1 / B2 VISITOR CENTER THE HISTORIC WINDMILL THE GREAT FOUNTAIN THE VISITOR CENTER THE NEW PALACE : CA. 2.4 KM, 31 MIN Hippodrom Rosengarten Dampfmaschinenhaus H 18 PICTURE GALLERY OF SANSSOUCI TO THE NEW CHAMBERS OF SANSSOUCI : CA. 0.4 KM, 5 MIN H H 16 ORANGERY PALACE TO THE BELVEDERE ON KLAUSBERG HILL : CA. 1 KM, 12 MIN H H H Geschwister-Scholl-Str. VISITOR ENTRANCE VIA ÖKONOMIEWEG PATH TO THE NEW PALACE 13 : CA. 2.2 KM, 28 MIN H Bf. Potsdam Park Sanssouci VISITOR ENTRANCE AT THE GREEN GATE VIA THE GREAT FOUNTAIN AND MAIN AVENUE TO Geschwister-Scholl-Str. Zeppelinstr. H H H H THE NEW PALACE 13 : CA. 2.5 KM, 31 MIN 0 50 100 200m H H SANSSOUCI PARK FROM THE FRENCH BAROQUE-INFLUENCED 5 OBELISK 10 ROMAN BATHS 15 TEMPLE OF ANTIQUITY WELCOME TO THIS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE PLEASURE GARDEN FROM THE 18TH CENTURY TO THE PICTURESQUE LANDSCAPE PARK Fantasy hieroglyphs adorn the Italy as a place of longing: Inspired Beneath a dense growth of trees Sanssouci Park is open to you daily from 8 a.m. until dark. OF THE 19TH CENTURY: THE UNESCO-WORLD obelisk which, each together with by 15th-century Italian country is the closed rotunda with pillar two double rows of pillars, comprise estates, the architects Schinkel and decoration and dome, built as The Palace Park ranks among the world-class garden artworks. Please help us HERITAGE PARK SANSSOUCI UNITES GARDEN ART the Obelisk Portal at the eastern Persius created the Roman ensemble the pendant piece to the Temple to care for and preserve it by observing the park regulations and information WITH ARCHITECTURE, TERRACES, SCULPTURES entrance to the park. At the foot of buildings and gardens for of Friendship. Here Frederick signs on location. of the pillars, the goddesses Flora Crown Prince Frederick William IV, the Great kept his valuable AND FOUNTAINS IN ART-FILLED STAGINGS and Fauna set the mood for your who became king in 1840. collection of Antique sculptures. PARK REGULATIONS AT SANSSOUCI PARK OF NATURE – #PARKISART. visit to the park. www.spsg.de/parkordnung-sanssouci 1 SANSSOUCI PALACE 6 CHURCH OF PEACE 11 CHARLOTTENHOF VILLA 16 BELVEDERE ON KLAUSBERG HILL #PARKISART Palace gardens are works of art! Prussian King Frederick II (“the Early Christian basilicas in Rome This summer residence of the Crown The last building to be erected in Information: www.spsg.de/en/palaces-and-gardens/parkisart Great”, 1712–1786) loved his inspired King Frederick William IV Prince Frederick William IV and the 18th century at Sanssouci also charming palace above the vineyard (1795–1861) to this ensemble at Crown Princess Elisabeth reveals followed the model of Antiquity. terraces as his private refuge. the Marly Garden. The campanile, itself to be an elegant villa in the The two-story round building, ACCESSIBILITY AT PARK SANSSOUCI He resided “carefree” in these 42 meters in height, towers over Classicist style rising above the crowned with a dome and encircled rooms decorated in the Friderician the Church of Peace with its cloister grounds with terraces, colonnade, with pillars – completed in 1772, Sanssouci Park stretches over three height levels. The slope between the style. and atrium. gardens and fountains. destroyed by fire in 1945, recon- levels is always greater than 6%. structed in 1994 – affords beautiful views (open on special occasions). Most of the park grounds are located on the lower level where the New Palace, Charlottenhof Villa, the Roman Baths, the Chinese House and the Church of Peace are located. 2 NORMAN TOWER 7 FIRST RONDEL 12 TEMPLE OF FRIENDSHIP 17 ORANGERY PALACE The middle level can be reached via the Sicilian Garden. From there, you can Antique ruins at Sanssouci? The main axis between the obelisk Frederick the Great dedicated this A statue of Frederick William IV get to the New Chambers of Sanssouci and via another slope, you will come to This Roman-inspired backdrop and the New Palace is structured pavilion rotunda to his favorite before his “favorite creation”: Sanssouci Palace. You may also access this level using public transportation architecture, built for Frederick with hedge-lined enclosures. sister Wilhelmine: The marble statue With the impressive grounds (Bus 695). the Great in 1748, was designed The First Rondel displays busts shows her as the Margravine of consisting of a guest palace for its picturesque effect from of two Roman emperors and four Bayreuth, and the medallion images in the central building, a lookout The upper level of the park can be reached by turning left behind the Visitor a distance. The Norman (lookout) Africans in antique robes. on the columns commemorate gallery between the two towers Center at the Historic Mill. Also located on this route are the Orangery Palace tower was added 100 years later famous friendship couples from and the two plant halls, the and the Belvedere on Klausberg Hill. Unfortunately, Charlottenhof Villa, Antiquity. completion of the “Prussian the Chinese House, the Belvedere on Klausberg Hill and the Picture Gallery Arcadia” was achieved in 1861. of Sanssouci are not accessible for visitors with wheelchairs. You will find a recommended route for exploring all three levels on the back 3 PICTURE GALLERY OF SANSSOUCI 8 GREAT FOUNTAIN 13 NEW PALACE 18 NEW CHAMBERS OF SANSSOUCI of this brochure. IMPRINT Twelve marble sculptures constitute Frederick the Great referred to this Similar from the outside to the The sculptural decoration around Published by: Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, June 2021 the windows of the garden façade, the French Rondel around the Great representative palace topped with a Picture Gallery with its cupola Photo credits: SPSG, Leo Seidel, Günther Schneider, André Stiebitz, Hans Bach, which makes a theme of the arts Fountain in the garden parterre cupola and adorned with hundreds and, on the garden facade with Reinhardt & Sommer, Nadine Conrad, Michael Lüder and sciences, refer to the inside of of Sanssouci Park. The statues of sculptures, which he used for his sculptures as well as French the building: In the splendid gallery of gods and allegories of the four guests as a “fanfaronade” (boastful doors, the New Chambers hall, you may admire the valuable elements are masterful copies ostentation). The interior is capti- accommodate lavishly-appointed VISITOR INFORMATION: +49 (0) 331. 96 94-200 painting collection of Frederick created by contemporary artists vating with its grandiose banqueting guest apartments and unique the Great. from the French originals. halls and luxurious apartments. banqueting halls and galleries. TICKETS: SPSG.DE SPSGMUSEUM 4 NEPTUNE GROTTO 9 CHINESE HOUSE 14 COLONNADE WITH THE TRIUMPHAL ARCH, 19 HISTORIC MILL NEW PALACE SUPPORTED BY A jewel of Frederician garden Clear the stage for the Rococo In the middle of the western border The mill, which burnt down in design: Neptune, god of the sea, presentation of the Chinese style: of Sanssouci Park, two colonnades 1945, has been reconstructed is enthroned above the portal Resting in the niches of the garden with the Triumphal Arch form the at its original location. It has an of the fountain arrangement with its pavilion are “Chinese” groups pendant to the New Palace on exhibition that shows the mill’s shell-shaped marble basin. of figures in exotic costumes. the opposite side. The ensemble history and the processing Shells of mother-of-pearl, painted Inside, the serene atmosphere is flanked on both sides by the of grain. Today it mills flour for PARTICIPATION IN reed flowers and crystal shimmer continues with the imaginative “communs”, service buildings for organic baked goods. inside the grotto. ceiling painting. the palace household. .