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Neues Palais

Castles & palaces ·Potsdam
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Neues Palais is a Baroque palace museum at the western end of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany.

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Why go

  • One of the last great expressions of Prussian Baroque palace architecture.
  • The Marble Hall’s 240-square-metre ceiling painting is the largest canvas ceiling painting north of the Alps.

Don't miss

  • Marble Hall outlookThe two-storey hall overlooks the eastern parterres and the vista toward Sanssouci.Marble Hall
  • Grotto Hall wallsShells, stones, marble, quartz and semi-precious stones decorate this ground-floor hall. In 1890, Hans Meyer gave Wilhelm II a fragment called the Tip of Mount Kilimanjaro for the Grotto Room.Ground floor1890
  • Frederick’s apartmentsHis apartments included a study, concert room, dining room and bedroom.South end of the palace
  • Three GracesThe figures above the central dome support Prussia’s crown.Central dome
  • MarmorgalerieRed jasper contrasts with white Carrara marble.Marmorgalerie

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  1. Most exterior walls imitate red brickwork painted onto stucco.

    Neues Palais - Wikipedia
  2. 400 sandstone

    More than 400 sandstone statues and figures decorate the palace and its auxiliary buildings.

    Nouveau Palais (Potsdam) - Wikipedia

  3. The central dome is decorative; there is no domed hall beneath it.

    Neues Palais - Wikipedia

  4. Frederick sat among the theatre’s guests in the third row rather than in a royal box.

    Nouveau Palais (Potsdam) - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

Frederick the Great commissioned the palace to display Prussia’s power after the Seven Years’ War. He rarely stayed here; it primarily accommodated royal guests, receptions and celebrations.

  1. 1763–1769Construction under King Friedrich II.
  2. 18 July 1768The theatre opened with an oratorio by Johann Adolf Hasse.
  3. 1859Crown Prince Frederick William made the palace his summer residence.
  4. 1888–1918Wilhelm II and Auguste Viktoria used the palace as their main residence. Wilhelm’s renovations added steam heating, bathrooms and electric chandeliers.
  5. 1926The palace became a museum.
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  1. 1990The palace joined the UNESCO World Heritage Site Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin.

What's inside

  • Visitors can see 18th-century art and decorative arts in their original settings.
  • The restored Lower Royal Suite includes the Braided Room, Concert Room and Oval Cabinet.
  • The Konzertsaal, or concert hall, has Rococo decoration.

Tips for your visit

  • Within Sanssouci Park, use the Hauptallee as your landmark: the palace stands at its western end.

With kids

  • The children’s tour is aimed at ages 6–9.

Tours and audio guides

Children’s tour
Conducted in English

How to get there

  • BusPublic transport: Alight at “Potsdam, Neues Palais”.
  • BusA free shuttle connects Grünes Gitter with the palace along the Ökonomieweg through Sanssouci Park.

Accessibility

  • Ground-floor wheelchair access A ramp at the palace entrance provides wheelchair access to the ground floor.
  • Wheelchair available inside A wheelchair is available inside the palace.

Sources: New Palace, Potsdam - Wikipedia · Potsdam - Wikivoyage (see) · New Palace - A Royal Boast | SPSG · Neues Palais - Wikipedia · Nouveau Palais (Potsdam) - Wikipedia · checked 1 Oct 2026

Where
Am Neuen Palais, Potsdam

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Questions and answers

What does the Marble Hall ceiling painting at Neues Palais depict?

It shows Hebe leading Ganymede to Olympus. Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo completed it in 1769.

Did Neues Palais survive the Second World War?

Yes. It escaped bombing and retains much of its 1918 appearance.

Where did much of the furniture at Neues Palais return from?

Much of it returned from Huis Doorn in the 1970s.

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