Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (German: Schlösser und Gärten von Potsdam und Berlin) are a group of palace buildings and large gardens in the Havelland area near Potsdam and Berlin, the capital of Germany. The name was used when UNESCO declared the area a World Heritage Site in 1990. It was recognized for the way the landscape and buildings work together as a historic example of garden design, showing ideas from the Prussian royal government and shared efforts to achieve freedom and independence.
Extent
The world heritage site originally covered 500 hectares and included 150 construction projects built between 1730 and 1916. Before the Peaceful Revolution in 1989, these areas were divided by the Berlin Wall, which ran between Potsdam and West Berlin. Some historic sites were damaged by the "death strip," a border area with military defenses.
In 1992 and 1999, the site was expanded twice, adding more land to the area. The Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg, which manages the site, states that it now covers 2,064 hectares.
1990 designation
- Palace and Park of Sanssouci, Potsdam
- Neuer Garten (New Garden), Marmorpalais (Marble Palace), and Schloss Cecilienhof, northeast of Sanssouci, Potsdam
- Park Babelsberg and Schloss Babelsberg, Potsdam
- Schloss Glienicke and Park Klein-Glienicke, Berlin
- Nikolskoe Log House, Berlin
- Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island), Berlin
- Böttcherberg (Mount Böttcher), Berlin
- Jagdschloß Glienicke (Glienicke Hunting Lodge), Berlin
1999 extension
- Lindenallee, Potsdam
- Königliche Gärtnerlehranstalt (former school for gardeners) and the Kaiserbahnhof (former train station), Potsdam
- Palace and Park of Lindstedt, Potsdam
- Village of Bornstedt, including its church, cemetery, and the area north of Park Sanssouci, Potsdam
- The Seekoppel (area west of Ruinenberg (Mount of Ruins)), Potsdam
- Voltaireweg (path and green area between Park Sanssouci and Neuer Garten), Potsdam
- Entrance area of Park Sanssouci, Potsdam
- Alexandrowka log houses ("Russian colony"), Potsdam
- The Pfingstberg and Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg, Potsdam
- Area between Pfingstberg and Neuer Garten, Potsdam
- Southern shore of the Jungfernsee, Potsdam
- Königswald (King's Forest, forests surrounding Palace and Park of Sacrow), Potsdam
- Approaches to Babelsberg Park, Potsdam
- Observatory in Babelsberg, Potsdam