Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (german: Schlösser und Gärten von Potsdam und Berlin) are a group of palace complexes and extended landscape gardens located in the Havelland region around

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream o ...

and the German capital of

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...

. The term was used upon the designation of the cultural ensemble as a

World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

in 1990. It was recognized for the historic unity of its landscape—a unique example of landscape design against the background of monarchic ideas of the

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...

n state and common efforts of emancipation.

Extent

Initially, the world heritage site encompassed 500 hectares, covering 150 construction projects, which spanned the years from 1730 to 1916. Until the Peaceful Revolution of 1989, these areas were separated by the Berlin Wall, running between Potsdam and

West Berlin West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under mi ...

, and several historic sites were destructed by 'death strip' border fortifications. Two stages of extension to the World Heritage Site, in 1992, and 1999 led to the incorporation of a larger area. The Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg, which administers the site, puts the area at 2,064 hectares.

1990 designation

* Palace and Park of Sanssouci, Potsdam * '' Neuer Garten'' (New Garden),

Marmorpalais The Marmorpalais (or Marble Palace) is a former royal residence in Potsdam, near Berlin in Germany, built on the grounds of the extensive '' Neuer Garten'' on the shores of the '' Heiliger See'' (lake). The palace was commissioned by King ''Friedr ...

(Marble Palace), and '' Schloss Cecilienhof'', northeast of Sanssouci, Potsdam * '' Park Babelsberg'' and ''

Schloss Babelsberg Babelsberg Palace (german: Schloss Babelsberg) lies in the eponymous park and quarter of Potsdam, the capital of the German state of Brandenburg, near Berlin. For over 50 years it was the summer residence of Prince William, later German Emperor W ...

'', 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

1992 extension

* '' Heilandskirche'' (Church of the Redeemer), Sacrow (Potsdam) * Palace and Park of Sacrow, Potsdam

1999 extension

* ''Lindenallee'', Potsdam * ''Königliche Gärtnerlehranstalt'' (former gardeners' school) and the ''Kaiserbahnhof'', Potsdam * Palace and Park of Lindstedt, Potsdam * Village of Bornstedt, church, cemetery and landscape north of Park Sanssouci, Potsdam * The ''Seekoppel'' (landscape area west of ''Ruinenberg'' (Mount of Ruins)), Potsdam * ''Voltaireweg'' (greenbelt and road 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 * An 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

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