The Norman Tower on the Ruinenberg is one of the most historic vantage points in Potsdam. The all-round view captures a panorama that stretches from the little castle on Peacock Island across Sanssouci Park to Wilhelmshöhe near Werder.
In the mid-18th century, Frederick the Great had a water basin built on Ruinenberg to feed the fountains in Sanssouci Park. He surrounded the basin with an elaborate arrangement of colossal columns, a Doric round temple and a pyramid reflected in the water, a ruined wall modeled after ancient theaters, and a natural backdrop of trees. It was one of the earliest English-influenced landscape settings on the continent.
In 1846, under King Frederick William IV, the Norman Tower, nearly 23 meters high and modeled on a medieval watchtower, was built. At the same time, Peter Joseph Lenné was able to extend the Sanssouci Park to include the Ruinenberg and the fields of the Bornstedt estate.
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