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The New Palace (German: Neues Palais) is a palace situated on the western side of the Sanssouci park in Potsdam, Germany. The building was begun in 1763, after the end of the Seven Years' War, under King Friedrich II (Frederick the Great) and was completed in 1769. It is considered to be the last great Prussian Baroque palace.
A colossal palace building, its high tambour dome recognizable from afar, rises up at the western end of the Hauptallee (the main promenade) in Sanssouci Park: the Neues Palais (New Palace). In strong contrast to the intimate and rather modest Sanssouci Palace the large palace complex served official, representational needs.
New Palace – Germany’s largest baroque palace. The New Palace was commissioned by King Frederick in the first half of the 1750s. The building plans were drawn up by Büring and Manger on the basis of sketches by King Frederick. Originally, the palace was to be built on the southern axis of Sanssouci Palace on the Havel.
The New Palace is the biggest building in Sanssouci Park. It was built from 1763 to 1769 in accordance with the plans of Johann Gottfried Brühning, Heinrich Ludwig Manger, and Carl of Gontard at the west end of the main avenue of Sanssouci Park at the request of Frederick II.
We visited on a Monday, where the Sanssouci Palace is closed, and chose to take the so called Grand Tour/King’s Apartment combined tour. The Neues Palais was intended for official, representative needs and a showpiece to demonstrate the wealth of the Prussian state.
Located at the end of the main avenue in Park Sanssouci, the New Palace is visible throughout the entire park and its high tambour dome is recognisable from afar. It was built between 1763 and 1769, making it the last palace to be built by Frederick the Great in Sanssouci Park.
UNESCO world heritage site. The Neues Palais belongs to the UNESCO world heritage site known as the Parks and Palaces of Potsdam and Berlin. The cultural landscape in Potsdam and the south of Berlin is an assembly of incomparable beauty and harmony – no wonder that they call it Prussia’s Arcadia.
