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Norman Tower on the Ruinenberg

Norman Tower on the Ruinenberg

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Norman Tower on the Ruinenberg

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Location: Brandenburg, Germany

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1. Ruinenberg and Monopteros, Park Sanssouci – Dragon House (Drachenhaus) loop from Bornstedt

12.8km

03:22

110m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Norman Tower on the Ruinenberg – Ruinenberg and Monopteros, Park Sanssouci loop from Jägervorstadt

6.16km

01:37

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Historic Windmill at Sanssouci – Norman Tower on Ruinenberg loop from Bornstedter Feld

5.94km

01:33

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Siggi

April 24, 2024

The Norman Tower on the Ruinenberg is one of the historical viewing points in Potsdam. The panoramic view encompasses a panorama that stretches from the little palace on the Peacock Island across the Sanssouci Park to the Wilhelmshöhe near Werder.

In the middle of the 18th century, Frederick the Great had a water basin built on the Ruinenberg to feed the fountains in the Sanssouci Park. He surrounded the basin with an artistic arrangement of colossal columns, a Doric round temple and a pyramid that were reflected in the water, a ruin wall modeled on ancient theaters and a natural tree backdrop. It was one of the earliest landscape decorations on the continent influenced by England.

Under King Frederick William IV, the almost 23-meter-high Norman Tower, modeled on a medieval watchtower, was built in 1846. At the same time, Peter Joseph Lenné was able to expand the Sanssouci Park to include the Ruinenberg and the fields of the Bornstedt estate.

Source: spsg.de/schloesser-gaerten/objekt/normannischer-turm-auf-dem-ruinenberg

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Location: Brandenburg, Germany

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Norman Tower on the Ruinenberg

1. Ruinenberg and Monopteros, Park Sanssouci – Dragon House (Drachenhaus) loop from Bornstedt

2. Norman Tower on the Ruinenberg – Ruinenberg and Monopteros, Park Sanssouci loop from Jägervorstadt

3. Historic Windmill at Sanssouci – Norman Tower on Ruinenberg loop from Bornstedter Feld

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