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Mosque (Steam Engine House)
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August 7, 2023
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The steam engine house in Potsdam is worth a visit. The tour lasts half an hour and costs four euros per person, card payment is possible. There is a lot to discover here in the footsteps of Frederick the Great. The tour is peppered with many details and amusing anecdotes. The water features of the castles were to be set in motion, whether the king could actually enjoy the water features and why the building is designed in the style of a mosque, you can find out here.
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•Daniela
December 21, 2016
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Also called "the mosque of Potsdam", the steam engine house, which was built by order of Friedrich Wilhelm IV between 1841-43, is a special eye-catcher on the way to the …
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•Tina Sierpinski
October 2, 2018
Hiking
The steam engine house on the Neustädter Havelbucht in Potsdam looks like a mosque with a minaret. Friedrich Wilhelm IV had the building built in the Moorish style between 1841 and 1843 by Ludwig Persius. It was still visible from Sanssouci Palace.
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