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Sanssouci Palace

Palace in Brandenburg, Germany
Place palace Q151330
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Summary

Sanssouci Palace is a palace[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,520 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Potsdam[3]
  • Country: Germany[4]
  • Architect: Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff[5]
  • Commissioned by: Frederick II of Prussia[6]
  • Owned by: Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg[7]
  • Architectural style: Frederician Rococo[8]
  • Manufacturer: Frederick II of Prussia[9]
  • Location: Potsdam[10]
  • Postal code: 14469[11]
  • Part of: Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin[12]
  • Commons category: Schloss Sanssouci[13]
  • Has part(s): Bibliothek im Schloss Sanssouci[14], Ruinenberg[15], First Roundel[16], Marlygarten (Sanssouci)[17]
  • Located on street: Maulbeerallee[18]
  • Official website: https://www.spsg.de/schloesser-gaerten/objekt/schloss-sanssouci/[19], https://www.spsg.de/en/palaces-gardens/object/sanssouci-palace[20], https://www.spsg.de/en/chateaux-et-jardins-prussiens-informations-en-francais[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Schloss Sanssouci[22]
  • Commons gallery: Sanssouci[23]
  • Depicted by: Schloss Sanssouci mit Terrassenanlagen[24]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Q121289434[26], Q122227906[27]
  • Heritage designation: cultural heritage monument in Germany[28]
  • Commons Institution page: Sanssouci[29]
  • Date of official opening: 1747[30]
  • Native label: Sanssouci[31]
  • Different from: Château de Sans-Souci[32]
  • Elevation above sea level: 40 m[33]
  • Area: 290 ha[34]

Why It Matters

Sanssouci Palace has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Æon Flux Frederick II of Prussia Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . icomos.de. icomos.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Q121289434. icomos.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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