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03.03.24 update: I’ve added a variety of photos taken while visiting Germany during a Viking river cruise.

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A door at Schloss Cecilienhof (Cecilienhof Palace) in Potsdam, Germany. The palace is famous for having been the location of the Potsdam Conference in 1945.

An elaborate entry archway and colonnade welcomes visitors to Neues Palace (New Palace) in Potsdam, Germany. The palace was built in the 1760s.

Two identical buildings, housing the library (foreground) and the servants' quarters (background), stand on the grounds of Neues Palais , Potsdam, Germany.

Schloss Cecilienhof (Cecilienhof Palace) in Potsdam, Germany, is famous for having been the location of the Potsdam Conference in 1945.

Brandenburg Gate stands at the end of Brandenburger Strasse in Potsdam, Germany. The gate was built in 1770–71.

Diners sit at a streetside restaurant near the Brandenburg Gate in Potsdam, Germany. The gate was built in 1770–71.

Looking through an arched passage at a courtyard at Schloss Cecilienhof (Cecilienhof Palace) in Potsdam, Germany.

"Theses Doors" at All Saints Church in Wittenberg, Germany, commemorate Martin Luther's "95 Theses."

Shops line Brandenburger Strasse in Potsdam, Germany. The Catholic Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul is at the end of the street.

The Catholic Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul stands at the end of Brandenburger Strasse, beyond the intersection with Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse in Potsdam, Germany.

Brandenburg Gate stands at the end of Brandenburger Strasse in Potsdam, Germany. The gate was built in 1770–71.

Sculptures surround the doorway to the Neus Palais (New Palace) in Potsdam, Germany. The palace was built in the 1760s.

The Grotto Hall in Neues Palais (New Palace) in Potsdam, Germany, has walls encrusted with shells, stones, marble, quartz and semi-precious stones. The palace was built in the 1760s.

Looking the length of Marble Hall in Neues Palace (New Palace) in Potsdam, Germany. The palace was built in the 1760s.

A view of Marble Hall, one of the rooms in Neues Palace (New Palace) in Potsdam, Germany. The palace was built in the 1760s.

Windows and doors line the wall in Marble Hall, one of the rooms in Neues Palace (New Palace) in Potsdam, Germany. The palace was built in the 1760s.

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