"To Potsdam, to Potsdam! That's what I need to be happy. When you see this city, you will surely like it."

Potsdam is the life's work of Frederick the Great. He preferred to reside in Potsdam rather than Berlin and had the city remodeled according to his plans. Italian Renaissance and Baroque buildings were the inspiration for the city's beautification. The Prussian king was passionate about building and created his dream destination of the south, his surrogate Rome. In many paintings in Sanssouci Palace you can see the Italian inspiration and architectural models. Numerous vedute of the city of Potsdam from the 18th century will inspire you in Neue Kammern and represent the transformation of the barren soldier city into an architectural showpiece.