Schlosspark Sacrow
Schlosspark Sacrow lies in Potsdam and brings together a natural monument, historic buildings, and a landscape shaped by Peter Joseph Lenné. The Stiel Eiche is the park’s defining natural feature. Its trunk measures 685 centimetres around, while pedunculate oaks can reach heights of 20 to 40 metres. Some pedunculate oak specimens live for 1,400 years. King Friedrich Wilhelm IV acquired the Sacrow estate in 1840 and commissioned Lenné to design its grounds. Lenné created a visual axis towards Babelsberg. Within the estate, Schloss Sacrow and the Church of the Savior add architectural landmarks to the park setting. The Church of the Savior is also known as Heilandskirche. During the Berlin Wall period, the inner German border crossed the grounds, giving the landscape a divided history. Restoration followed the fall of the Berlin Wall. Together, the oak, estate, palace, church, and visual axis show how Potsdam’s natural and historical layers meet at Sacrow. Sacrow places natural and architectural features within one historic landscape.
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