Neuer Garten
The Neuer Garten in Potsdam is a 102.5-hectare park beside Heiliger See and Jungfernsee. Frederick William II of Prussia established the garden in 1787. Johann August Eyserbeck shaped its English landscape style, moving away from the baroque design associated with Sanssouci. Peter Joseph Lenné later added lawns, open spaces and pathways while preserving earlier features. The Marmorpalais anchors the grounds with early Classicist architecture designed by Carl von Gontard and Carl Gotthard Langhans. Cecilienhof Palace stands among the park’s historic buildings, linking the grounds with Prussian royal history.
The park also contains a temple-like palace kitchen, a Gothic Library and an ice house shaped like a pyramid. An orangery with Egyptian-style decoration, a dairy and a grotto adorned with minerals and shells add further detail. These unusual structures reflect the Freemason traditions associated with Frederick William II. The lakeside setting combines open landscapes, formal buildings and distinctive architectural forms. The Neuer Garten forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing for Potsdam and Berlin. Wheelchair accessibility is recorded for the Neuer Garten.
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