Sanssouci Palace – Brandenburg Gate, Potsdam loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
Sanssouci Palace – Brandenburg Gate, Potsdam loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
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Sanssouci Palace – Brandenburg Gate, Potsdam loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
01:58
7.60km
40m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 15, 2026
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Train Station
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1.75 km
Nauen Gate
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The Nauen Gate is one of the three surviving city gates of Potsdam. It was built in 1754/1755 and is considered the first building in the neo-Gothic style in continental Europe.
In 1722, about 400 meters from today's location, the first Nauen Gate was built during the so-called 1st Baroque town expansion as one of the five town gates in the town wall. In 1733, during the II. Baroque expansion of the city, a new gate was built 20 meters in front of today's square. In 1754/1755, 20 years before the actual beginning of the neo-Gothic on the continent, the architect Johann Gottfried Büring designed the Nauen Gate in Potsdam, based on a sketch by King Friedrich II. In 1867-1869 this gate was rebuilt by King Wilhelm I into its present form.
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3.00 km
Oranierrondell, Sanssouci Park
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3.52 km
Sanssouci Palace
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In the summer months, the vineyard terraces are particularly beautiful, the motif of the wine can also be found in the interior design. If you want to admire the park and castle in summer, you should get up early - or enjoy the evening hours.
Opening times and prices: potsdam-park-sanssouci.de/sanssouci.html
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Historic Windmill at Sanssouci
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The historic mill of Sanssouci is a reconstruction of a Dutch windmill of the gallery Dutch type built between 1787 and 1791 under Friedrich Wilhelm II. It stands a few meters west of Potsdam's Sanssouci Palace and is known for its predecessor, which is associated with the legend of The Miller of Sanssouci; this is what the suffix “historical” refers to. Because of this story, she is primarily associated with the Prussian King Frederick II.
At the end of the Second World War, the wooden mill structure burned down during hostilities. After repair work on the stone base in the 1980s, it was rebuilt between 1991 and 1993. The mill building, which is managed by the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg (SPSG) and is a listed building, has been run as a museum by the Mühlenvereinigung Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. since 1995.
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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historische_M%C3%BChle_von_Sanssouci
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Great Fountain and Statues of the Gods at Sanssouci Park
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Twelve figures of leading French sculptors of the 18th century are set up around the large fountain below the palace, in the "garden paterre" and in the center of the main avenue. Until 1842 there was only one water basin. Only with the construction of the waterworks on the banks of the Havel does the fountain bubble here as well.
The 12 figures represent the four elements (earth, fire, water, air) surrounded by eight gods (Apollo, Diana, Juno, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Venus). All figures stand on 1.31 meters high, round ones
Marble plinths.
The first figures, Mercury and Venus, were erected in 1750. They were created in 1748 by the French sculptor Jean Baptiste Pigalle. Frederick the Great got it from the French King Louis XV. given in return for valuable horses that he had received.
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5.28 km
Brandenburg Gate, Potsdam
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5.52 km
Brandenburger Street
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5.94 km
Brandenburger Street
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7.60 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.72 km
1.03 km
944 m
846 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.71 km
1.80 km
1.59 km
305 m
< 100 m
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