Dutch Quarter
Brandenburg · Germany
The Dutch Quarter is the impressing historical city center of Potsdam. It looks like you would visit a small old town in the Netherlands.
Contents
8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation
Welcome to the Holländisches Viertel, or the Dutch Quarter, here in Potsdam. As you stand amidst these red-brick, gabled houses, you might momentarily forget you are in Germany. …
Listen in the app2The Mittelstraße Axis — Symmetry and Red Brick
We begin our detailed exploration on Mittelstraße, the central spine of the Dutch Quarter. Looking down the street, the sense of symmetry is overwhelming and profoundly satisfying. …
Listen in the app3The Uncurtained Windows — A Tradition of Transparency
As we walk past these residences, you might notice something that relates back to the transcripts concerning Amsterdam: the windows are often large and sometimes left without curtains. While modern Potsdam residents value their…
Listen in the app4The Gables of Benkertstraße — Architectural Fingerprints
Turning onto Benkertstraße, let us direct our gaze upward. The gables are the defining feature of this quarter. …
Listen in the app5The Jan Bouman Haus — The Architect’s Legacy
We now arrive at Mittelstraße 8, the Jan Bouman Haus. This building is named after the master builder himself, the Dutch architect who oversaw the construction of the entire quarter. …
Listen in the app6The Courtyards and Alleys — Hidden Spaces
While the facades of the Dutch Quarter are famous, the real life often happened in the 'lanes or alleyways' mentioned in the transcripts. If you can catch a glimpse through a carriage gate or into a side alley, you will see a…
Listen in the app7The Edge of the Quarter — Friedrich-Ebert-Straße
As we reach the northern edge of the quarter along Friedrich-Ebert-Straße, we see where the Dutch experiment meets the rest of Potsdam. Here, the red brick starts to blend with the more traditional Prussian Baroque and…
Listen in the app8Closing
Our journey through the Dutch Quarter of Potsdam concludes here where it began, in the heart of the red-brick symmetry. We have explored the 'Soldier King's' grand ambition to recruit the finest Dutch craftsmen, the architectural…
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What is Dutch Quarter?
Dutch Quarter is a place in Brandenburg · Germany with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Brandenburg · Germany |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 52.4024, 13.0610 |
| Last updated |
