The Sanssouci palace, just outside Berlin, in Potsdam, was the summer residence of Frederick the Great. It was built above the terraced vineyard from 1745 to 1747 by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff following the King’s ideas and sketches. The palace is judged to be the major work of rococo architecture in Germany. In the picture gallery paintings by Watteau, Panini and Pesne are on exhibit.
