City Palace

The Potsdam City Palace (German: Potsdamer Stadtschloss) is a building in Potsdam, Germany, located on the Old Market Square, next to the St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche). 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.

Heavily damaged in World War II and later dismantled by the East German communist regime, the partial reconstruction, with historic facades and a modern interior, was completed in late 2013. The building has since served to house the parliament of the federal state of Brandenburg.

Text adapted from “City Palace, Potsdam” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

City Palace ranks #664 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #55 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1662, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,616 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Berlin, 26 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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