Germany · 19th century
Babelsberg Palace (German: Schloss Babelsberg) lies in the eponymous park and quarter of Potsdam, the capital of the German state of Brandenburg, near Berlin. For over 50 years it was the summer residence of Prince William, later German Emperor William I and King of Prussia and his wife, Augusta of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empress and Queen of Prussia. Along with the surrounding park and other parks in the area, the Babelsberg Palace was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1990 for its architectural cohesion and its testimony to the power of the Prussian monarchy.
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Babelsberg Palace ranks #711 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #57 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1835, it is older than 9% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,701 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 26 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Berlin, 23 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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