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The past 300 years have seen the transformation of Potsdam from a garrison town to one of Europe’s most imposing royal capitals. Potsdam’s architectural masterpieces, the 17 palaces that are surrounded by an abundance of landscape gardens lining the banks of the beautiful Havel waterscape have considerably determined Potsdam’s World Cultural Heritage status. Another impact was made during Potsdam’s more recent history, dating back to the famous 1945 Treaty of Potsdam, which is inextricably linked with Cecilienhof Palace, the Glienicke Bridge, which became the scene of exchange of secret agents
