The servants' place
The Communs, designed by Carl von Gontard and Jean Laurent Le Geay, are part of the New Palace (Neues Palais) buildings in Potsdam. Styled in the same manner as...
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The Communs, designed by Carl von Gontard and Jean Laurent Le Geay, are part of the New Palace (Neues Palais) buildings in Potsdam. Styled in the same manner as the palace itself, the two buildings housed the royal kitchens, utilities, gardeners’ shops, palace guards and servants. Between the two buildings stretches a curved colonnade, decorated with statuary and obelisks, which acted as a state entrance and as a screen to shield the view of the marshlands beyond. A place that is truly fitting to the standing of a servant of the German aristocracy.
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