The Church of Peace in Potsdam
The Church of Peace (Friedenskirche) is located on the palace grounds of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam. It was built on the orders of King Frederick […]
Places To Visit
Bad Berleburg Castle – Home of a Danish Princess
Bad Berleburg Castle was built in 1258 by Count Siegfried I of Wittgenstein. Von Sayn was added to the family name when the Wittgensteiner counts […]
Windsor Castle – A phoenix from the ashes
Windsor Castle is a royal residence – one of Queen Elizabeth II’s three official residences – and the original castle was built in the 11th […]
Wilhelmshöhe Palace and Löwenburg Castle
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is home to the Wilhelmshöhe Palace or rather what is left of it after it was bombed during the Second World War. The […]
Hampton Court Palace – Tudor meets Stuart
The site of Hampton Court Palace had belonged to the Order of St John of Jerusalem when it was taken over by Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop […]
The Franziskaner-Klosterkirche ruins in Berlin
The Franziskaner-Klosterkirche was founded in 1250 as a monastery church. It evolved over the years but was closed during the Reformation in 1539. The monastic […]
