{"id":24203,"date":"2023-07-19T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=24203"},"modified":"2023-07-19T10:29:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T08:29:37","slug":"new-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/germany\/brandenburg\/potsdam\/new-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"About the New Garden in Potsdam, which is actually no longer new"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Integrated into the Potsdam Palace Park, the New Garden in the north of Potsdam is part of the city’s UNESCO cultural heritage. The name is misleading, however, because the garden is not that new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Frederick William II acquired a plot of land at the Holy Lake in Potsdam and gradually enlarged the grounds by purchasing adjacent properties .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shortly after his accession to power, the first redesign measures began in 1787. On more than 102 hectares, Frederick William II had a modern park created for the ideas of the time. It was to be clearly distinguished from the Baroque ornamental and kitchen gardens of Sanssouci. A name was also quickly found: “New Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n