Sanssouci Park - Peace Church

(Local Name: Friedenskirche) At the east end of Potsdam's Sanssouci Park stands the Peace Church (Friedenskirche; built by L. Hesse and F. von Arnim in 1845-54 to the design of L. Persius), modeled on the Early Christian basilica of San Clemente in Rome. Its greatest treasure is the apse mosaic (1108) from the church of San Cipriano, Murano (near Venice), which was purchased and installed here in 1834.

On the avenue leading to the Grünes Gitter (exit) are the Villa Illaire (1844-46; by Hesse to the design of Persius), in the style of an Italian villa, and the Villa Liegnitz (by J. G. Schadow, 1841).