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New Garden (Neuer Garten)

The Neuer Garten is a park of about 102 hectares in the north of Potsdam, beside the Jungfernsee and the Heiliger See. Frederick William II had it laid out from 1787, soon after coming to the throne, and wanted it to be the opposite of the geometric Baroque of Sanssouci: it was designed by the gardener Johann August Eyserbeck, trained at Wörlitz, with meadows, winding paths and buildings scattered among the trees. Between 1787 and 1792 the Marmorpalais, the Gotische Bibliothek and the Pyramid were built, the last serving as an underground icehouse. In 1816 Peter Joseph Lenné reworked it with grand vistas and views towards the neighbouring gardens. The Marmorpalais, of red brick with Silesian marble details and a circular belvedere, rises directly on the shore of the Heiliger See, with a terrace towards the water designed for landing from boats. The park also contains Cecilienhof, from 1913-1917, which has its own entry.

Things to do at New Garden (Neuer Garten): 4 missions

• Walk the path beside the Heiliger SeeFollow the path along the Heiliger See and pause where the views open out over the water and the meadows laid out by Lenné.
• Look at the Marmorpalais from the lakeshoreWalk to the shore of the Heiliger See and look at the red-brick palace with its round belvedere and the terrace that runs down to the water.
• Find the Gotische Bibliothek among the treesFind the Gotische Bibliothek, another of the buildings from 1787-1792, and note its neo-Gothic façade against the sobriety of the Marmorpalais.
• Find the Pyramid of the Neuer GartenFind the Pyramid among the park's trees, built between 1787 and 1792 as an icehouse, and walk round it to see it from several sides.

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Source: Web oficial - Fundación de Palacios y Jardines de Prusia (SPSG)