Sanssouci (without sorrows) is not only a
palace but also a
park it lies in
Potsdam (south-west of
Berlin),
Germany. In the park are several other
palaces and buildings. For example the
Neues Palais (palace), the
Römische Bäder, the
Schloß Charlottenhof (palace), the
Chinesisches Haus (Chinese House), the
Drachenhaus (Dragonhouse) and the
Orangerie lie in the
park.
The park was build in
1744 by
Friedrich der Große (
Frederick the Great). The park was originally built for the
cultivation of
wine,
plum and
fig. But because of the great view he began one year later to build a palace,
Schloß Sanssouci. It was built as a
summer residence by
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff and finished in
1747. The other buildings were built years after that, partly by Friedrich himself, partly by his
successors (mainly by
Friedrich Wilhelm IV.).
The main part of the park:
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| 3 2 \
| 1 |
| |
|4 |
| ___7__ |
| 6 / \____/
| 5 /
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1: Schloss Sanssouci
2:
Orangerie
3:
Drachenhaus
4:
Neues Palais
5:
Schloss Charlottenhof
6:
Römische Bäder
7:
Chinesisches Haus