Green House, Potsdam
The Green House is a summer house in the New Garden. It was built as part of a trio along with the Brown and Red Houses. The Green House was part of Frederick William II's plan to create a park with an English landscape structure that would stand in contrast to Frederick the Great's Sanssouci.
The English landscape design was known for its architecture rather than natural elements like trees and water features. Any landscaping was meant to be allowed to grow wildly without delicate trimming. The Green House is one of the buildings that was designed to enhance the English-garden style. It is one of the few that still stands as it did when it was first built.
Other buildings that were designed at the same time as the Green House include the Marble Palace, the Palace Kitchen, the Orangery, the Gothic Library, the Pyramide, the Dairy, the Grotto and the Hermitage Pavilion.
The English landscape design was known for its architecture rather than natural elements like trees and water features. Any landscaping was meant to be allowed to grow wildly without delicate trimming. The Green House is one of the buildings that was designed to enhance the English-garden style. It is one of the few that still stands as it did when it was first built.
Other buildings that were designed at the same time as the Green House include the Marble Palace, the Palace Kitchen, the Orangery, the Gothic Library, the Pyramide, the Dairy, the Grotto and the Hermitage Pavilion.
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Green House on Map
Sight Name: Green House
Sight Location: Potsdam, Germany (See walking tours in Potsdam)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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Sight Location: Potsdam, Germany (See walking tours in Potsdam)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Guide(s) Containing This Sight:
Walking Tours in Potsdam, Germany
Create Your Own Walk in Potsdam
Creating your own self-guided walk in Potsdam is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.
Potsdam Introduction Walking Tour
Potsdam was likely founded during the seventh century by the Hevelli tribe. The town was mentioned by the name of Poztupimi in a document from Emperor Otto III. The name likely came from an old Western Slavonic term roughly meaning "beneath the oaks."
By the early 1300s, a small town had formed with a town charter. By 1573 the town had around 2,000 people living there. Potsdam rose to... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.8 Km or 2.4 Miles
By the early 1300s, a small town had formed with a town charter. By 1573 the town had around 2,000 people living there. Potsdam rose to... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.8 Km or 2.4 Miles
Neuer Garten Walking Tour
Laid out at the behest of Friedrich William II in 1787, Potsdam's Neuer Garten (New Garden) was indeed "new" compared to the already in place Sanssouci Park.
Between 1816 and 1828, the area was modified further as an English-style, open landscape garden, with an aim to reproduce nature – trees and plants were left to grow naturally, unshaped and untrimmed. Rural life was also... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.8 Km or 1.7 Miles
Between 1816 and 1828, the area was modified further as an English-style, open landscape garden, with an aim to reproduce nature – trees and plants were left to grow naturally, unshaped and untrimmed. Rural life was also... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.8 Km or 1.7 Miles
Sanssouci Park Walking Tour
Sanssouci Park is a unique Potsdam landmark that occupies 290 hectares in the heart of the city. The Park is named after the Sanssouci Palace that it surrounds, which in turn takes its name from the French phrase "sans souci", which means carefree, and implies that the palace was designated as a place of fun, rather than a seat of power.
Indeed, the Sanssouci Palace was built in 1747... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.9 Km or 2.4 Miles
Indeed, the Sanssouci Palace was built in 1747... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.9 Km or 2.4 Miles