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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.
Das Marmorpalais ist ein Schloss im Neuen Garten in Potsdam. Es war das Sommerschloss König Friedrich Wilhelms II. von Preußen.
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.
Das Marmorpalais (bis 1798 auch Marmorhaus genannt) am Ufer des Heiligen Sees war der erste Schlossbau im Neuen Garten. Es gilt als repräsentativer Bau des preußischen Frühklassizismus und wird deshalb auch als „Perle des Frühklassizismus“ bezeichnet.
As the name suggests, the early-neoclassical Marmorpalais is a symphony in colourful marble on floors, walls, ceilings and fireplaces. The palace was built in 1792 as a summer retreat for Friedrich Wilhelm II by Carl von Gontard and overlooks the Heiliger See.
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.
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The Marmorpalais is a lakeside palace in Potsdam's idyllic Neuer Garten park on the shores of the Heiliger See. Adding a stop at this early example of a neo-classical palace to any trip to Potsdam and/or Sanssouci is well worth it.
