- Type
- Palace / château
- Origins
- 1835 · 19th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Location
- Brandenburg, Germany
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Architect
- Karl Friedrich Schinkel
- Heritage
- UNESCO World Heritage List
- Coordinates
- 52.4076°, 13.0933°
History
The palace was begun in 1835 for Prince William of Prussia, the future Emperor William I, and his wife Augusta. Karl Friedrich Schinkel drew up the first design, and after his death Ludwig Persius and Johann Heinrich Strack enlarged it in 1844–1849, giving it a grander, more romantic character. English castles, Windsor above all, served as the model. Peter Joseph Lenné laid out the park, which Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau later shaped. After 1945 the palace stood right on the border with West Berlin, and since 1990 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the palaces and parks of Potsdam and Berlin.
What to see
The palace, with its towers, battlements and oriels, sits on a slope above the Havel, looking towards the Glienicke Bridge. The vast landscape park hides the Flatow Tower, the Small Palace and the Gerichtslaube, a medieval court arcade moved here from Berlin's town hall. Paths wind across meadows and hills by the water, and the terraces offer views of the lake and neighbouring parks.
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