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Gartendirektionsgebäude

Gartendirektionsgebäude
About

The Gartendirektionsgebäude in Potsdam is a historic garden administration building located at Am Grünen Gitter 7, just south of Sanssouci Palace. Commissioned by Frederick the Great in 1752 and designed by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, the building originally served as the residence of court gardener Johann Samuel Sello. It later housed successive directors of the royal gardens, including Friedrich Zacharias Saltzmann and Johann Gottlob Schulze, from whom the building took its name. Architecturally, the Gartendirektionsgebäude forms a gateway ensemble with the adjacent Gartenkassengebäude, marking a symbolic entrance to Sanssouci Park. In the early 20th century, Kaiser Wilhelm II added a southern extension to the structure. Today, the building is used by the Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg (SPSG), which oversees the preservation of Potsdam’s palaces and gardens. With its understated elegance and historical significance, the Gartendirektionsgebäude remains a quiet yet integral part of the UNESCO-listed cultural landscape of Sanssouci.

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Location

The Gartendirektionsgebäude is located within the Botanical Garden of the University of Potsdam at Maulbeerallee 2, on the northern edge of Sanssouci Park. This historic building once housed the headquarters of the royal garden administration and today serves as part of the university’s botanical and research facilities. Surrounded by the lush greenery of the Botanical Garden, it sits near the Orangery Palace and the scenic Paradise Garden, both admired for their 19th-century landscape design by Peter Joseph Lenné. The garden features tropical greenhouses, ponds, and thematic plant areas including alpine, aquatic, and medicinal collections. Nearby attractions in Sanssouci Park include Sanssouci Palace, the New Palace, and the Antique Temple. The area is easily accessible from Potsdam city centre via the stops Friedenskirche or Luisenplatz-Nord/Park Sanssouci.​

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