Turmpavillon
Turmpavillon, also known as the Gothic Library, rises as a two-storey sandstone pavilion in Potsdam’s New Garden. Built in the late eighteenth century in neo-Gothic style, it originally held a library and now stands among the ensemble’s Cecilienhof Palace and Marble Palace.
A bomb strike during the Second World War left the pavilion leaning towards the water, earning it the nickname “Leaning Tower of Potsdam”. For Potsdam’s 1,000th anniversary in 1993, Berlin provided 1.6 million Deutsche Marks for preservation, allowing workers to dismantle 691 natural-stone blocks and secure the foundation. Reconstruction with the original stones took five years and cost 4.1 million Deutsche Marks, while UNESCO protection has covered the New Garden since 1990.
The building generally remains closed to the public, but its arcade frames a view of the Holy Lake and Marble Palace. That lakeside outlook once delighted Frederick William II of Prussia and his guests.
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