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Great Fountain and Statues of the Gods, Sanssouci Park

Great Fountain and Statues of the Gods, Sanssouci Park

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Great Fountain and Statues of the Gods, Sanssouci Park

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Location: Brandenburg, Germany

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1. Brandenburg Gate (Potsdam) – Sanssouci Palace loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof

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

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2. Sanssouci Palace – Main Avenue of Sanssouci Park loop from Bornstedt

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

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3. Sanssouci Palace – Main Avenue of Sanssouci Park loop from Auf dem Kiewitt

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R 🐺 & G 🚶‍♀️on Tour

May 27, 2020

tell their stories.

Twelve figures of leading French sculptors of the 18th century are set up around the large fountain below the palace, in the "garden paterre" and in the center of the main avenue. Until 1842 there was only one water basin. Only with the construction of the waterworks on the banks of the Havel does the fountain bubble here as well.

The 12 figures represent the four elements (earth, fire, water, air) surrounded by eight gods (Apollo, Diana, Juno, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Venus). All figures stand on 1.31 meters high, round ones
Marble plinths.

The first figures, Mercury and Venus, were erected in 1750. They were created in 1748 by the French sculptor Jean Baptiste Pigalle. Frederick the Great got it from the French King Louis XV. given in return for valuable horses that he had received.

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Al73

September 14, 2019

Potsdam like a postcard. Highly recommended early in the morning. Then not so many people are traveling.

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Ilona

September 6, 2022

Probably the most beautiful part of the park with a large well and fountain and numerous sculptures, just below the stairs that lead up to the castle

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Great Fountain and Statues of the Gods, Sanssouci Park

1. Brandenburg Gate (Potsdam) – Sanssouci Palace loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof

2. Sanssouci Palace – Main Avenue of Sanssouci Park loop from Bornstedt

3. Sanssouci Palace – Main Avenue of Sanssouci Park loop from Auf dem Kiewitt

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