Potsdam

With about 82 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany's capital and largest metropolis is Berlin, while its largest conurbation is the Ruhr, with its main centres of Dortmund and Essen. The country's other major cities are Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Leipzig, Bremen, Dresden, Hannover, and Nuremberg. Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Alps in the south to the shores of the North Sea in the northwest and the Baltic Sea  in the northeast. The forested uplands of central Germany and the lowlands of northern Germany are traversed by such major rivers as the Rhine, Danube and Elbe. Germany's alpine glaciers are experiencing deglaciation. When thinking of Germany, beer, lederhosen and Alpine hats quickly come to mind, but these stereotypes mostly relate to Bavarian culture and do not represent Germany as a whole. Germany is a vast and diverse country with 16 culturally unique states that have been politically united since 1871. Even within states there is often considerable cultural diversity.

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The capital and largest city is Potsdam, called “Berlin little sister”, with its splendid castles, landscaped parks and a millennial history. The Land is bounded on the South by Saxony, on the West by Saxony-Anhalt and on the North by the Land of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Brandenburg has extensive forests and is crossed by numerous canals (to explore canoeing) and rivers, especially in the south-east in Spreewald and in the north (Havel). The Grumsin beech forest was declared World Heritage by UNESCO in June 2011. The city of Brandenburg is surrounded by the meanders of Havel. The city was, in the Middle Ages, a rich and free one. The statue of Roland, a protective warrior, always bears witness to this glorious past. It houses beautiful churches: Sankt Katharinenkirche, Sankt Gotthardtkirche and Sankt Peter und Paul Cathedral.

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**Potsdam** is a 1000 year old **city** with lots of historic buildings and landscapes as a World Heritage Site! If you are close to [Berlin](https://www.livetheworld.com/post/berlin-the-capital-of-history-art-and-germany-tpr2), you should definitely visit this unbelievably beautiful **city** with lots of castles, gardens and many more. We owe so much to 5 great architectures -Peter Joseph Lenné, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Carl Phillipp Christian von Gontard, Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Friedrich Ludwig Persius- that re-built the **city** after Second World War. And today **Potsdam** have lots of historical landmarks and places that on the **UNESCO World Heritage list**! To reach this incredible **city**, you can fly to **Berlin** and take a boat from *Wannsee*, or take a S-Bahn from *Berlin*. To explore the** city **you can use the tram and bus, but it is a bit confusing since all those Zone's but everyone will be so happy to help you and speak English very well.

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Explore the place where Churchill, Truman and Stalin wrote world history! Check out the amazing *Cecilienhof Palace *which was built between 1914 and 1917 in Tudor style for Crown Prince William and his wife Cecilie von Mecklenburg. Not only the palace is marvelous, also it has an amazing garden (The New Garden) which has beautiful view of *Königswald* on the banks of the* river Havel *and they are on the **UNESCO World Heritage List**. 

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The second stop should be 1990, *Sanssouci park *which is an enormous and glorious park outside of* Berlin*. This park is also on **the UNESCO World Heritage list**. *Sanssouci park *got its name from its beautiful rococo styled palace which is so far the most romantic palaces in the World with its vineyards, amazing interior, temples, fountains, marble statues and many more!

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Another must visit place is the *Babelsberg Palace *which is a Gothic palace, built as the summer residence of Prince William. The palace was built in 1849 and since 1990, *Babelsberg Palace *has been also a part of the **UNESCO World Heritage List**!

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Cecilienhof Palace is a palace in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany built from 1914 to 1917 in the layout of an English Tudor manor house.

Cecilienhof Palace

Sanssouci is the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles.

Sanssouci

Babelsberg Palace lies in the eponymous park and quarter of Potsdam, the capital of the German state of Brandenburg, near Berlin. For over 50 years it was the summer residence of Prince William, later Emperor William I and his wife, Augusta of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Babelsberg Palace

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My name is Alara Benlier, I am Turkish but currently living in Germany! My first traveling experience was in 2013 to Europe. I remember falling in love with the architecture, the culture, the art and of course the food. After that, I wanted to explore more, not as a tourist but as a local, that's why I did the Erasmus Programme and went to the Netherlands, a life-changing experience for me. Traveling became a passion. I love meeting new cultures, learning something new every day, seeing new places, tasting the delicious food and being not just a tourist, but a traveler. I am excited to share all my experiences, make a difference in people’s lives and make them enjoy traveling more. So if you want to explore gorgeous Germany, the cool Netherlands and of course history-rich Turkey, follow me and let’s explore them together!

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