Marmorpalais
Sign in to saveThe Marmorpalais (or Marble Palace) is a former royal residence in Potsdam, near Berlin in Germany, built on the grounds of the extensive Neuer Garten on the shores of the Heiliger See. The palace was commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia and designed in the early Neoclassical style by the architects Carl von Gontard and Carl Gotthard Langhans. Despite the name, brick is the main material. The palace remained in use by the Hohenzollern family until the early 20th century. It served as a military museum under communist rule, but has since been restored and is once again open to t
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- Building.name
- Marmorpalais
- Building.alternate_names
- Marble Palace
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- Marmorpalais mit Vorgarten.JPG
- Building.caption
- Marmorpalais
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- Germany#Brandenburg
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- y
- Building.building_type
- Palace
- Building.architectural_style
- Neoclassical
- Building.client
- Frederick William II of Prussia
- Building.owner
- Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
- Building.location_town
- Potsdam
- Building.location_country
- Germany
- Building.construction_start_date
- 1787
- Building.completion_date
- 1791
- Building.architect
- Carl von Gontard Carl Gotthard Langhans
- Building.website
- Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
- yes
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.part_of
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
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The Marmorpalais (or Marble Palace) is a former royal residence in Potsdam, near Berlin in Germany, built on the grounds of the extensive Neuer Garten on the shores of the Heiliger See. The palace was commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia and designed in the early Neoclassical style by the architects Carl von Gontard and Carl Gotthard Langhans. Despite the name, brick is the main material. The palace remained in use by the Hohenzollern family until the early 20th century. It served as a military museum under communist rule, but has since been restored and is once again open to the public.
==Building history== The Marmorpalais was designed by the architects Carl von Gontard and (from 1789) Carl Gotthard Langhans, the designer of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
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