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Bank, with bronze busts of generals of 1870-71; a little higher up
is a Column of Victory (fine view). — Ferry to the Holzmarkt-
Str. from the S.W. corner of the park (15 min.; 10 pf.).
To the S. of Potsdam rises the wooded Brauhausberg, which
may be easily ascended in '/4 hr. from the railway-station by
crossing the bridge over the line and skirting the Schiitzen-Platz
to the right. On the Brauhausberg stand the Military School and,
to the W., a Belvedere (10 pf.; keeper in the tower in fine weather),
commanding a fine *View. The Wackermannshohe Restuurunt,
a little lower, also has a good view.
Farther to the S., on the Telegraphenberg, are three govern¬
ment scientific institutions, with conspicuous domes. The Astro-
Physical Observatory, usually known as the 'Sonnenwarte', is an
admirably-equipped institution, opened in 1878 (adm. Frid., 3-6;
visitors are conducted by the castellan; director, Dr. Lohse). The
new double refracting telescope, with object glass 20 inches in dia¬
meter for ocular observations and 3l72 inches in diameter for photo¬
graphic purposes, is the largest existing instrument of the kind but
two. The other institutions are the Meteorological-Magnetic Ob¬
servatory (comp. p. 143; director, Prof. Sprung) and the Geodetic
Institute (director, Prof. Helmert) in which is the central office for
the international measurement of the earth.
Other pleasant points in the neighbourhood of Potsdam are the for¬
ester's house of Templin (restaurant), on the Havel, a drive of V2 hr. or
walk of ll/4hr. (steamer, see p. 188), and the village of Ccuputh, s/4 hr.
farther on, behind which rise the Kr&henberge (views). We may cross
the Havel at Caputh and proceed to ('/a hr.) Baumgartenbriick (restaurant),
at the point where the Havel emerges from the Schwielow-See, about
5i/2 M. to the S.W. of Potsdam.
The orchard-covered hills beside the little town of "Werder (6900 inhab.)
afford charming views, especially when the fruit-trees are in blossom.
One of the best points of view is the BismarckhOhe Restaurant. The
town, which lies on a little island, i/a hr. from the station (tramway), is
reached by the suburban trains from the Potsdam Station in Berlin;
steamers, see p. 188. A bronze statue of Emp. Frederick III., by Arnold,
was erected here in 1904. A ferry plies to the opposite bank of the
Havel at a point within l'/4 hr.'s walk by a pleasant road from Wild-
park Station.
Cycling Route. From Berlin to Potsdam, I8V2 M., by a good
and generally level road. Start from the Schloss-Platz (prohibited streets,
see p. 43). — 4 M. Schoneberg. — 5 M. Friedenau. — 6V4 M. Steglitz. —
9V2 M. Zehlendorf, beyond which wood is traversed. — 13 M. Wannsee.
— Beyond the kilometre stone 21.9 (13'/2 M.) we keep straight on via, the
(16 M.) Bbttcher-Berg to the (16i/4 M.) Glienicke Bridge, which must be
crossed on foot. — I8V2 M. Potsdam (Altmarkt), p. 192.
Return route (20 M.). — l'/4 M. Glienicke Bridge (dismount). — At
kilometre-stone 26.2 turn to the left and then skirt the Havel. — At
kilometre-stone 21.9 (see above) turn to the left. — 7 M. Wannsee. —
Turning to the left at kilometre-stone 20.4 (before the railway-line),
proceed through the Gntnetculd. — ll'/a M. The Stern. — 13 M. Hundekehle