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198 Section. 14. POTSDAM. Babelsberg.
To the E. of Potsdam we ferry from the Holzmarkt-Str., out¬
side the Berliner Tor, to Babelsberg (see below). The Neue Konigs-
Strasse, which begins at the Berliner Tor, passes the Barracks of
the Hussar Guards (right) and of the Gardes du Corps (left) to
the Glienicke Bridge ('Kaiser-Friedrich-Brilcke', rebuilt in 1907;
tramway, see pp. 189,199). The bronze groups in front of the latter
barracks (soldiers of the regiment leading horses) are by Kiss.
At Klein-Glienicke (see p. 187), beyond the bridge to the left,
is the Puluce of Prince Frederick Leopold, built for Prince
Charles (d. 1833), the prince's grandfather, by Schinkel. The park
is not accessible; at the corner near the Glienicke Bridge is a ro¬
tunda, built by Schinkel in imitation of the Monument of Lysi-
crates at Athens.
Farther along the Babelsberg road, on the right, is the Hunt¬
ing Chdteuu of Glienicke, originally built in 1678 by the Great
Elector, restored and enlarged in 1856 by Prince Frederick Charles
(d. 1885) and subsequently by his son, Prince Frederick Leopold
(no admittance). — The bay of the Havel, on which the chateau lies,
is connected by the Teltow Canal with the Griebnitz-See, to the E.;
There are stations of the steamers to the Neu-Babelsberg station
(p. 187) in the village near the Biirgershof Restaurant and near the
canal bridge.
To the S. of the canal bridge is the principal entrance to the
park and the palace of Babelsberg, a visit to which occupies iy2 hr.
Numerous stones with way-marks.
The picturesque *Chateau of Babelsberg was erected in the
English Gothic style by Schinkel in 1835, and extended in 1843-49
by Strack. It stands in a beautiful park, laid out by Prince
Piickler. The interior of the chateau is simply but tastefully decor¬
ated in the unassuming style which prevailed in Germany about
the middle of last century. Emp. William I. invariably spent the
latter half of summer here, and his study and bedroom as well as
the reception rooms are shown to visitors. The walls are hung with
numerous works of art, mainly of the early Berlin and Dusseldorf
schools. Memorials of the campaigns of 1849,1864,1866, and 1870-71
are also preserved here. The N. windows command charming views.
— In front of the palace is the Gerhard Fountain, a present from
the architects of Cologne Cathedral; and behind the palace is a
monument with the Archangel Michael, by Kiss.
A walk through the park is recommended (guide-posts). To
the S.W. stands the Gerichts- Luube, a Gothic portico originally
attached to the old Rathaus in Berlin. To the S. rises the Flatow-
Turm, a copy of the Eschenheimer Tor Turm at Frankfort, erected
in 1856 and commanding a fine *View of Potsdam and the environs,
across the broad expanse of the Havel in the foreground (adm. by
the castellan; fee). — To the E. of the tower is the Feldherrn-