Alt Langerwisch
District of Langerwisch
Brandenburg - Germany

Einstein Tower

The Einstein Tower is an astrophysical observatory in the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam, Germany built by Erich Mendelsohn. It was built on the summit of the Potsdam Telegraphenberg to house a solar telescope designed by the astronomer Erwin Finlay-Freundlich. The telescope supports experiments and observations to validate (or disprove) Albert Einstein's relativity theory.

Located at 52.3789, 13.0639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1921, Astronomical observatories in Germany, Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Expressionist architecture, Modernist architecture in Germany, Erich Mendelsohn buildings, Solar telescopes

Stadtschloss, Potsdam

The Potsdam City Palace was a historical building in Potsdam, Germany. It was the second official residence (the winter residence) of the margraves and electors of Brandenburg, later kings in Prussia, kings of Prussia and German emperors. It stood on the Old Market in Potsdam, next to the Church of St. Nicholas (Nikolaikirche) and the Old Townhall. A reconstruction of the City Palace is underway, as a new construction but with the historic facade and including numerous original components.

Located at 52.3947, 13.0606 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1669, Houses completed in 1752, Royal residences in Brandenburg, Palaces in Brandenburg, Destroyed landmarks in Germany, Baroque architecture in Potsdam, Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Buildings and structures in Germany destroyed during World War II

Church of Peace (Sanssouci)

The Protestant Church of Peace is situated in the Marly Gardens on the Green Fence in the palace grounds of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany. The church was built according to the wishes and with the close involvement of the artistically gifted King Frederick William IV and designed by the court architect, Ludwig Persius. After Persius' death in 1845, the architect Friedrich August Stüler was charged with continuing his work.

Located at 52.4008, 13.0433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Protestant churches, Churches in Brandenburg, Cemeteries in Germany, Lutheran cemeteries, Neo-Byzantine architecture in Germany, Churches completed in 1854, Visitor attractions in Potsdam, Sanssouci Park

Charlottenhof Palace

Charlottenhof Palace or Charlottenhof Manor is located southwest of Sanssouci Palace in Sanssouci Park at Potsdam, Germany. It is most famous as the summer residence of Crown Prince Frederick William. Today it is maintained by the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg.

Located at 52.3956, 13.0258 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Castles in Brandenburg, Palaces in Brandenburg, Royal residences in Brandenburg, Prussian cultural sites, Museums in Potsdam, Historic house museums in Germany

Babelsberg Studio

The Babelsberg Film Studio, located in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany, is the oldest large-scale film studio in the world. Founded in 1912, it covers an area of about 25,000 square metres . Hundreds of films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel were filmed there. Today, Studio Babelsberg remains operational mainly for feature film productions. Furthermore, it acts as co-producer on international high budget productions.

Located at 52.3869, 13.1194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Film studios, Buildings and structures in Potsdam

Eight Corners

Acht Ecken (Eight Corners) is the name of a former architectural ensemble in Potsdam, Germany. At the intersection of Schwertfegerstraße and Friedrich-Ebert-Straße, four identical baroque houses were built on the corner plots in 1771 by Bayreuth architect Carl von Gontard. Each building was designed with a concave facade towards the crossroads, resulting in eight corners in total. Today, only one of the four buildings is left.

Located at 52.3961, 13.0586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Potsdam

Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion

The Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion is a football stadium in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany. It is the home stadium of 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and SV Babelsberg 03. The stadium has a capacity of 10,499 for 9,027 standing and 1,472 seated guests.

Located at 52.3991, 13.0948 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Football venues in Germany, 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Sports venues in Brandenburg

Waschhaus

The Waschhaus (English: wash house) is the largest nightclub of the Brandenburg state capital Potsdam in Germany. Founded in the summer of 1992 in the laundry rooms of the former garrison in the Schiffbauergasse, forty young people interested in art and culture started to present parties, events and exhibitions. Soon afterwards the Waschhaus e.V. club was founded.

Located at 52.403, 13.073 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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1992 establishments in Germany, Nightclubs in Germany, Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Visitor attractions in Potsdam

Centre for Contemporary History

The Centre for Contemporary History is an interdisciplinary research institute focusing on the contemporary history of Europe, especially Germany, and member of the Leibniz Association.

Located at 52.396, 13.0581 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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History institutes, Research institutes in Germany, Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, 1996 establishments in Germany

Landtag of Brandenburg

The Landtag of Brandenburg (Brandenburg State Parliament) is the unicameral legislature of the state of Brandenburg in Germany. It has 88 members of parliament, currently belonging to five parties.

Located at 52.3878, 13.0633 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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State legislatures of Germany, Politics of Brandenburg

Nuthe

The Nuthe is a river in Brandenburg, Germany, left tributary of the Havel. Its total length is 65 km. The Nuthe originates in the Fläming region, near Niedergörsdorf. It flows north through Jüterbog, Luckenwalde, Trebbin and Saarmund. The Nuthe joins the Havel in central Potsdam. It has been said that crossing the Nuthe three times in a row is good luck.

Located at 52.3953, 13.0703 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Rivers of Brandenburg

Caputh Ferry

The Caputh Ferry is a vehicular cable ferry in the municipality of Schwielowsee of the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It crosses the River Havel at its outlet from the Templiner See to the Schwielowsee, and crosses between the villages of Caputh and Geltow.

Located at 52.3475, 12.9853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Ferries in Brandenburg

Kiewitt Ferry

The Kiewitt Ferry is a passenger cable ferry in the city of Potsdam in Brandenburg, Germany. It crosses the Havel river, at the northern end of the Templiner See, between Auf dem Kiewitt on the Potsdam side and the Hermannswerder peninsular. The ferry is operated by Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam, who also operate the city's tram and bus networks, and is numbered as line F1. It operates every 15 minutes or 30 minutes from 7am to 6pm.

Located at 52.3883, 13.0395 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Ferries in Brandenburg, Transport in Potsdam

Templiner See

Templiner See is a lake in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It stretches to the south and west from the centre of the city of Potsdam. The lake is some 5.8 kilometres long, with a maximum width of 1.2 kilometres and a surface area is 5.11 square kilometres . It lies at an elevation of 29.4 metres above sea level, and has a maximum depth of 6 metres .

Located at 52.3675, 13.0183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Lakes of Brandenburg, Geography of Potsdam, Federal waterways in Germany

Potsdam-Babelsberg station

Potsdam-Babelsberg is a railway station in the Babelsberg suburb of Potsdam. It is served by the S-Bahn line S7.

Located at 52.3913, 13.0921 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Transport in Potsdam, Berlin S-Bahn stations, Railway stations in Brandenburg

Potsdam Central Station

Potsdam Central Station (Potsdam Hauptbahnhof) is the main railway station in German city of Potsdam. It is the southern terminus of S-Bahn line S7 and, replacing the S7 on Friday and Saturday nights, the line S5.

Located at 52.3917, 13.0667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Railway stations in Brandenburg, Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Transport in Potsdam, Railway stations opened in 1838, Berlin S-Bahn stations, Hauptbahnhof in Germany

Museum FLUXUS

The museum FLUXUS+ is located in Potsdam, Germany and opened in the city’s new cultural centre Schiffbauergasse in April 2008. It is Potsdam's first museum of modern art. The 1000 sqm exhibition space of the two-storey building comprehends artworks from private collections. With its large art+life-shop, its café, an “atrium” for temporary exhibitions and events, the museum FLUXUS+ has become a cultural meeting point not only for artists and art-lovers.

Located at 52.4034, 13.0727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Fluxus, Art museums and galleries in Germany, Modern art museums, Museums in Potsdam, Art museums established in 2008, 2008 establishments in Germany

Albert Einstein Science Park

The Albert Einstein Science Park is located on the hill Telegrafenberg in Potsdam, Germany. The park was named after the physicist Albert Einstein. The best known buildings in the park are the Einstein Tower, an astrophysical observatory that was built to perform checks of Einstein's theory of General Relativity; and the Great Refractor of Potsdam, which today belong to the Astrophysical Institute Potsdam.

Located at 52.3803, 13.065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Research institutes in Germany, Buildings and structures in Potsdam

Brandenburg Gate (Potsdam)

The Brandenburg Gate on the Luisenplatz in Potsdam, not to be confused with the gate of the same name on Berlin's Pariser Platz, was built in 1770/71 by Carl von Gontard and Georg Christian Unger by order of Frederick II of Prussia. It stands at the western end of Brandenburger Straße, which runs in a straight line up to the Church of St.  Peter and St. Paul. Previously, from 1733, there was another, simpler gate on the same spot, which resembled a castle gateway.

Located at 52.3995, 13.048 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Gates in Germany, Classicism, Triumphal arches, Triumphal arches in Germany, Prussia, 1770s architecture, Heritage sites in Germany, Visitor attractions in Potsdam

Telegrafenberg

Telegrafenberg is a hill in Brandenburg, Germany.

Located at 52.3814, 13.0644 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Hills of Brandenburg

Berlin Gate

The Berlin Gate (Berliner Tor) is a largely vanished city gate in Potsdam, on the hoek Türkstraße of Berliner Straße - it was originally at the end of Charlottenstrasse, but when the city wall was moved in 1752 the gate was rebuilt on its final site by Jan Bouman. It was badly damaged by bombing in 1945 and only one wing remains.

Located at 52.3994, 13.0672 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Potsdam

Dutch Quarter

The Dutch Quarter (Holländisches Viertel) is a neighborhood in Potsdam, consisting of 134 red brick buildings in the Dutch style, almost all of which have been renovated. It was built from 1733 to 1740 and designed by Jan Bouman. It is considered as Europe's largest collection of Dutch-style houses outside the Netherlands.

Located at 52.4028, 13.0611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Dutch architecture, Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Visitor attractions in Potsdam

Garrison Church (Potsdam)

The Garrison Church was a Baroque church in Potsdam, eastern Germany. It was built under the second Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm I. between 1730 and 1735. During World War II, the church burned down on 14 April 1945. The ruin was demolished on 23 June 1968 by the SED leadership under Walter Ulbricht. A reconstruction society aims to rebuild the Garrison Church by 2017, financed with donations.

Located at 52.3958, 13.0536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Churches in Brandenburg, Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Baroque architecture in Potsdam, Religious buildings completed in 1735, Destroyed churches

Green Gate, Potsdam

The Green Gate in Potsdam is the main gateway into Sanssouci Park and is situated at the end of the avenue to Sanssouci Palace. This begins as one of three roads that radiate from the Luisenplatz square. The gate was designed by Ludwig Ferdinand Hesse and was put up in 1854 as part of the construction of the Church of Peace. Its name comes from the colour in which the gate was painted. Additional ornamentation is provided by individual bars and points being picked up in gold leaf.

Located at 52.4004, 13.0438 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Gates in Germany, Castles in Brandenburg, Buildings and structures in Potsdam, 1850s architecture, Sanssouci Park

St. Nicholas' Church, Potsdam

St. Nicholas' Church in Potsdam is an Evangelical church on the Alter Markt ("Old Market Square") in Potsdam. The central plan building in the Classicist style and dedicated to Saint Nicholas was built to plans by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the years 1830 to 1837. The tambour of the 77 metre high church that towers above the roofs of the city was built later, from 1843 to 1850. Its construction was taken over by Ludwig Persius and, from 1845, Friedrich August Stüler.

Located at 52.3963, 13.0608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Heritage sites in Germany, Churches in Brandenburg, Pipe organs, Religious buildings completed in 1837, Visitor attractions in Potsdam