Germany · 18th century
Glienicke Palace (German: Schloss Glienicke) is a historic palace located on the peninsula of Berlin-Wannsee in Germany. It was designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel around 1825 for Prince Carl of Prussia. Since 1990, Glienicke Palace and the park have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin" because of their unique contribution to Prussian landscape architecture.
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Glienicke Palace ranks #1,026 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #80 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1750, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,049 times in the last 60 days, more than 83% 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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