Sanssouci Picture Gallery

Sanssouci Picture Gallery
South side of the Picture Gallery
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LocationPotsdam, Germany
Coordinates52°24′13.7″N 13°2′27.6″E / 52.403806°N 13.041000°E / 52.403806; 13.041000

The Picture Gallery (German: Bildergalerie) in the Sanssouci Park of Potsdam was built in 1755–64 during the reign of Frederick II of Prussia under the supervision of Johann Gottfried Büring.[1] The Picture Gallery is situated east of the palace and is the oldest extant museum built for a ruler in Germany.

  1. ^ Streidt, Gert; Frahm, Klaus (1996). Leuthäuser, Gabriele; Feierabend, Peter (eds.). Potsdam. Köln: Könemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. pp. 68–77. ISBN 9783895082382.