The New Palace is the building a king put up to prove a point. Frederick the Great raised it between 1763 and 1769, straight after the Seven Years' War, as a deliberate 'fanfaronade' - an extravagant show of strength. The Potsdam Pass is the best-value way to pair it with the other palaces of Potsdam's Sanssouci area on a single day.
About this ticket
The Potsdam Pass is a one-day ticket covering all the open palaces in Potsdam's Sanssouci area, the New Palace included. It's the best value if you plan to pair the New Palace with Sanssouci Palace or the other monuments in the park on the same day. Your New Palace entry is a secured timed slot - we hold it for your date in advance.
Visiting the New Palace
Inside the New Palace are more than two hundred rooms. The Grotto Hall has walls encrusted with shells, minerals, quartz and semi-precious stones; the Marble Gallery gleams with red jasper and white Carrara marble between tall mirrors; and the two-storey Marble Hall is crowned by a ceiling painting of some 240 square metres - the largest canvas ceiling north of the Alps.
The New Palace and Sanssouci Palace sit at opposite ends of Sanssouci Park, just over a mile apart along the main avenue - an easy and beautiful walk that ties a two-palace day together. Individual self-paced visits run April-October, Wednesday to Sunday (closed Tuesday). From November to March the palace can be seen by guided tour only - tell us your winter date and we'll arrange the correct ticket.