Sanssouci :: Potsdam

My last day in Berlin I went 20 mins out of the city to Potsdam and to see the town and its famous Sanssouci Palaces. The palace grounds are home to 6 breathtaking palaces each unique in colour, design and detail. In winter when I visited everywhere looked just like a scene out of Narnia with blanket snow, frozen lakes and ponds, crystals of ice shimmering from the golden evening sunlight with pink, light blue and orange skies. I have to say it was one of the most beautiful days of my life.

Here is some info from Wikipedia:

Sanssouci is the name of the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. The palace was built between 1745 and 1747 to fulfill King Frederick’s need for a private residence where he could relax away from the pomp and ceremony of the Berlin court. The name emphasises its reason for being: “Sans souci” is a French phrase which means “without concerns” or “carefree”. The palace was a place for relaxation rather than a seat of power and the peace one feels inside the grounds reflects exactly this.

After World War II, the palace became a tourist attraction in East Germany. It was fully maintained with due respect to its historical importance, and was open to the public. Sanssouci and its extensive gardens became a World Heritage Site in 1990 under the protection of UNESCO in 1995, the Foundation for Prussian Palaces and Gardens in Berlin-Brandenburg was established to care for Sanssouci and the other former imperial palaces in and around Berlin. These palaces are now visited by more than two million people a year from all over the world.

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