I really love this gorgeous winter view of the New Palace in Sanssouci Park, Potsdam.
It was constructed under King Friedrich II. (Frederick the Great) between 1763 and 1769 after the 7-year-war, to celebrate the Prussian success. It was mostly used for state occasions but never as Frederick's royal residence. After the king's death it fell into disuse and it took about 70 years until renovations started as it became popular again, as the main residence of the German crown prince Friedrich Wilhelm who later was crowned Frederick III, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia. His successor William II also considered the New Palace as his preferred residence.
A lot of the furniture was taken to the Netherlands where William II moved after his abdication. During World War II a lot of the remaining things in the palace were looted by Russian troops. The furniture that went to the Netherlands was given back eventually. The palace was not destroyed in the World War, so it remains now as it looked back in 1918.
It was inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1990 as part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin.
Thank you Annette Schmitt for sending this awesome view of the New Palace !!!
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