Germany · 20th century
Cecilienhof Palace (German: Schloss Cecilienhof) is a palace in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, built from 1914 to 1917 in the layout of an English Tudor manor house. Cecilienhof was the last palace built by the House of Hohenzollern that ruled the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire, until the end of World War I. It is famous for having been the location of the Potsdam Conference in 1945, in which the leaders of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States made important decisions affecting the shape of post-World War II Europe and Asia. Cecilienhof has been part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site, since 1990. It closed to the public on 1 November 2024, for renovations.
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Cecilienhof ranks #259 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #25 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1910 — one of 169 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 14,914 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 24 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Berlin, 24 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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