Must-see attractions in Potsdam

  • Orangerieschloss

    Modelled after an Italian Renaissance villa, the 300m-long Orangery Palace (1864) was the favourite building project of Friedrich Wilhelm IV – a…

  • Park Charlottenhof

    Laid out by Peter Lenné for Friedrich Wilhelm IV, Park Charlottenhof segues imperceptibly from Park Sanssouci but gets far fewer visitors. Buildings here…

  • St Nikolai-Kirche

    In Potsdam's historic centre, around the Alter Markt (old market), the great patina-green dome of Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s neoclassical Nikolaikirche …

  • Römische Bäder

    Karl Friedrich Schinkel, aided by his student Ludwig Persius, dreamed up the so-called Roman Baths in Park Charlottenhof. Despite the name, it's actually…

  • Historische Mühle

    This reconstructed 18th-century Dutch-style windmill contains exhibits about the history of the mill and mill technology, and offers a close-up look at…

  • Belvedere auf dem Klausberg

    Frederick the Great's final building project was this temple-like belvedere, modelled on Nero's palace in Rome. The panorama of park, lakes and Potsdam is…