Neues Palais

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Baroque architecture palace royal residence

Neues Palais is a grand Baroque palace in Potsdam, Germany, built under Frederick the Great as a symbol of Prussian power and used for royal receptions and residences.

Aliases (1)

New Palace ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque architecture → palace → royal residence →
alsoKnownAs	Neues Palais Sanssouci → New Palace →
architecturalStyle	Baroque → Prussian Baroque → Rococo →
architecturalType	country palace →
builtAfter	Seven Years' War →
city	Potsdam →
commissionedBy	Frederick II of Prussia →
constructionEnd	1769 →
constructionStart	1763 →
country	Germany →
currentUse	museum → tourist attraction →
era	18th century →
hasFacade	long colonnaded front →
hasGarden	formal gardens →
hasPart	Grotto Hall → Marble Hall → Royal Apartments → cour d'honneur → pavilions → theater →
hasStatues	allegorical figures → mythological figures →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component →
historicalUse	residence of German emperors → residence of Prussian kings →
locatedIn	Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region → Brandenburg NERFINISHED → Potsdam → Potsdam-Mittelmark → Sanssouci Park →
material	brick → sandstone →
near	Sanssouci Palace →
numberOfFloors	3 →
openToPublic	true →
ownedBy	Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg →
partOf	Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin →
purpose	royal reception venue → royal residence → symbol of Prussian power →
region	Brandenburg NERFINISHED →
roofFeature	central dome →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1990 →
usedBy	House of Hohenzollern →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Potsdam → Sanssouci Park ("New Palace") →	hasPalace
Neues Palais ("New Palace") →	alsoKnownAs