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Marble Palace. POTSDAM. Section 14. 197
To the E., on the left and right of the main avenue (p. 195), are the
Antiken - Tempel, where Frederick the Great preserved antique
works, and the Temple of Frieudsliip, erected by Gontard for
Frederick the Great in memory of his sister the Margravine of
Bayreuth (d. 1758), with her statue.
To the W. of Wildpark Station (p. 196) is the entrance to the pretty
Wildpark, in which Frederick William IV. erected the Bayrische Hilusctien
for his consort Elizabeth, a Bavarian princess (3 M. from the sta¬
tion; rfmts).
To the N. of Potsdam, about '/2 M. from the Nauener Tor
(tramway to the Allee-Strasse, p. 189), is the colony of Alexan-
drowku, consisting of fourteen log-houses and a Greek chapel, built
in 1826 by Frederick William III. for the accommodation of the
Russian musicians who were at that time attached to the 1st
Regiment of Guards.
On the *Pfingstberg, which we reach in 20 min. from the
tramway terminus, stands a handsome ornamental building, enclos¬
ing a reservoir. The two towers afford an extensive view of the
environs, with Berlin, Spandau, Nauen, and Brandenburg in the
distance, most striking by evening-light. A carriage road ascends
to the summit of the hill. The castellan lives in the N.E. tower
(fee). — To the N., about 272 M- from the Pflngstberg, is the village
uiNedlitz (several restaurants; steamboat, see p. 187), opposite which
is the Romer-Schanze (p. 187; ferry); to the N.E. (direction-board)
of the Pflngstberg the Meierei (see below) may be reached in 1fi hr.
To the E. of Alexandrowka (see above) lies the Neue Garten, or
New Garden, distinguished for its fine examples of foreign trees.
In its E. part, on the Heilige-See, rises the graceful —
Marble Palace, begun in 1786 by Gontard, continued in
178S-96 by K. G. Langhans, and completed in 1845. Emp. Wil¬
liam II. occupied this palace before his accession (1881-88); since
1905 it has been a summer residence of the Crown Prince and, along
with its environs, is no longer accessible to the public.
In the Court, in front of the palace, Prometheus, by E. Wolff. In
the Arcades, scenes from the Niehelungenlied and views of the Rhine
and the Danube by Kolbe and Hesse. The Interior contains marble
sculptures by Rauch, Tassaert, E. Wolff, and Troschel, and pictures by
Hackert and others. In the Oriental Cabinet is a costly table, presented
by Empress Catherine II. of Russia to Frederick the Great. — In the
Dining-Room are marble busts of Emp. William II. aud the Empress
Frederick, by R. Begas.
In the N. angle of the park lies the Meierei, or dairy (rfmts.);
ferry to the woods between Sakrow and the Romer-Schanze, see
p. 187; steamboats, see p. 188. Attractive footpath hence, skirting
the Jungfern-See, past Kongsnds, a sailors' station built in the
Norwegian style, to the Glienicke Bridge ('/2 hr.; see p. 198).