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The Marmorpalais (or Marble Palace) is a former royal residence in Potsdam, near Berlin in Germany, built on the grounds of the extensive Neuer Garten on the shores of the Heiliger See. The palace was commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia and designed in the early Neoclassical style by the architects Carl von Gontard and Carl ...
The Marmorpalais (marble palace) was a royal residence commissioned by Frederick William II of Prussia and designed in the early classicist style by the architects Carl von Gontard and (from 1789) Carl Gotthard Langhans, designer of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
Sanssouci ( German pronunciation: [ˈsãːsusi]) is a historical building in Potsdam, near Berlin. Built by Prussian King Frederick the Great as his summer palace, it is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles.
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In 1945 the house with the park and the adjoining villa quarter "Forbidden City" fell under Soviet administration. In 1961 the East German government took over the Marble House and converted it into an army museum. At that time it was surrounded by cannons, an airplane, a speedboat and other war equipment. The army museum moved to Dresden in 1972.
Early Classicism in Prussia. The Marble House is romantically situated on a terraced site directly on the lakeshore in the New Garde n. King Frederick William II had the structure with its exterior accents of Silesian marble erected from 1787–93 as a summer residence.
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Marmorpalais. Built in the early classicist style, the Marble Palace or Marmorpalais in Potsdam is located on the banks of the Heiligen See in the New Garden. Commissioned by Frederick William II, the palace was built between 1787 and 1792.
In 1796 Beethoven performed a concert for the music enthusiast Frederick William at the Marble Palace in Potsdam, the summer residence of the Prussian king. The monarch, who maintained one of the largest and best orchestras in Europe, was also an adept cellist. He practiced his instrument for two hours a day, because he hoped to become a virtuoso.
