Sanssouci

Near Berlin, in the city of Potsdam, is the San Susi Park. The park was a vacation spot for Frederick II, where in the summer he had a break from the bustle and was engaged in activities close to his soul. From here the name of San Susi went, which translates as « without worries ». The park covers an area of 290 hectares.

This excellent complex was built by such famous architects as Shinkel, as well as sculptors, including Glume, Benkert, designers, artists and other talented masters.

Sanssouci Park was built in two stages. In 1745, the construction of the portal, obelisk, palace, gallery began. After the war ended, which lasted 7 years, temples, the New Palace, as well as a house with dragons and a belvedere were built.

In the territory of the San Susi park there is a two and a half kilometer alley, on two sides of which there are park areas. There is a cherry garden where a large number of unique trees are concentrated, seasoned here from all over the world.

in the morning of the complex. In the side of the building there is an art gallery where valuable works of artists are collected, which relates to the Middle Ages. On both sides of the palace, 88 colonnades were built with semi-columns, which stand in two rows.

A distinctive feature of the San Susi Palace is the lack of a basement here, which was the whim of Frederick himself.

You can get into the palace by passing the lobby, which opens the entrance to five guest rooms, as well as to the concert hall, study, bedroom, library and gallery. Next to the marble hall is an audience hall, the walls of which are decorated with canvases of famous artists, which date back to the 18th century. The chance hall is distinguished by wonderful wooden decorations in the Rococo style. The ruler’s office and bedroom have not been preserved to this day, but it is known that they were luxuriously decorated in the style of classicism. The local library totaled at least 2100 volumes, and meetings were repeated in each palace of Frederick II.

At the foot of the hill is a Neptune grotto, which is located on a marble plate. Among the vegetation of the park, you can find a Chinese house that has a simple fabulous look, it demonstrates the fashion of that time on « Chinese ». The end of the main alley on the west side is the New Palace, where guests of the ruler were accommodated. In this building, various special events were often held, after which the honorary invited kings could relax in a wonderful greenhouse. A little east of the palace, the Church of Friendship and the Ancient Temple were erected. Belvedere, which was a great place to view the entire area, unfortunately, is very damaged during the ll of World War II.

The descendants of Frederick II were not particularly interested in San Susi, and only Friedrich Wilhelm IV began the construction of the Charlotenhof Palace, which was erected in 1829. This palace was surrounded by a wonderful park, and on the lake there were Roman baths.

During World War II, the ensemble of the palaces, along with the parks, were damaged. In 1964, a large restoration began here, during which not only the structures were updated, but also trees were grown in the nursery, which were given a special form.