Grave of Frederick the Great (Potsdam)

Germany / Brandenburg / Potsdam
 tomb(s), interesting place
† 17. 8. 1786
Frederick wished to be buried next to his greyhounds on the vineyard terrace on the side of the corps de logis of Sanssouci. His nephew and successor Frederick William II instead ordered the body to be entombed next to his father in the Potsdam Garrison Church. Near the end of World War II, Hitler ordered Frederick's coffin to be hidden in a salt mine to protect it from destruction. The US Army relocated the remains to Burg Hohenzollern.
On the 205th anniversary of his death, on 17 August 1991, Frederick's casket lay in state in the court of honor at Sanssouci, covered by a Prussian flag and escorted by a Bundeswehr guard of honor. After nightfall, Frederick's body was finally laid to rest on the terrace of the vineyard of Sanssouci, without pomp, in accordance with his last will.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tomb_of_Frederick_the_Great
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Coordinates:   52°24'14"N   13°2'23"E

Comments

  • We don't need any more English in Germany!!!
  • Usually we speak German in Germany!
  • Ja, ich finde es auch echt furchtbar, dass ich gegen meinen Willen bei meinem ungeliebten Vater beerdigt wurde. Dafür kann ich mich jetzt als Geist an ihnen rächen. Und mein erhängter Freund Hans Hermann hilft mir die Menschen zu belästigten
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