Eiskeller Pyramide
In Potsdam’s Neuer Garten, Eiskeller Pyramide rises as an Egyptian-inspired ice cellar among the park’s romantic garden buildings. Carl Gotthard Langhans and Andreas Ludwig Krüger created it between 1791 and 1792 for King Friedrich Wilhelm II.
Hieroglyphic decorations cover the walls, and some symbols remain partly undeciphered. Four entrances originally appeared on the sides, although only one served a practical purpose. Inside, a dome-shaped chamber measures about two square metres, with a cellar descending roughly five metres below it. An eastern niche rises about one metre, while its original purpose remains unknown.
Winter ice stored inside helped preserve food for the nearby Marble Palace kitchen. Albert Dietrich Schadow renovated the structure in 1833 and preserved stones carrying original hieroglyphs. Masonic associations appear in the entrance symbols and the royal patron’s connection with Freemasonry and the Rosicrucian order.
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