In the footprints of world history
Churchill, Truman, Stalin: the three of them wrote world history here and discussed how to partition Germany. From 17th June to 2nd August 1945, the victorious powers of World War II met in the venerable halls of Cecilia Court Palace for the Potsdam Conference. Originally, Cecilia Court Palace was built from 1914 to 1917 for Crown Prince William and his wife Cecilie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin as the last construction of a castle of the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his design plans, the architect Paul Schultze-Naumburg orientated himself towards the English country houses in the Tudor style. Today, the castle is an historic memorial, in which the conference room and the working rooms of the participants in the Potsdam Conference can be visited.
The Meierei, a former dairy farm and later the restaurant and brewery in New Garden, is located right by Jungfernsee (lake of the virgins) and offers a beautiful view of Königswald (king’s forest), a nature reserve and the Glienicke People’s Park. The inn and brewery welcomes its visitors with a cosy atmosphere in the Prussian rural pub style.
Further information:
Neuer Garten (New Garden)
D-14469 Posdam
www.cecilienhof.de
Meierei - Brauhaus (dairy farm – brewery)
Im Neuen Garten 10
D-14469 Potsdam
Tel. (0049) (0)331-7043211
Fax (0049) (0)331-7043213
www.meierei-potsdam.de
