In the Forbidden City - Potsdam City Tour
The popular 2,5-hour **city tour** leads **into a largely unknown past**: Large parts of the city of **Potsdam** were **restricted area** – no Potsdam resident had access.
The city tour starts at the Glienicke Bridge, which became world-famous as the "Bridge of Spies." During the Cold War, agents were exchanged here between East and West, as the bridge formed the border between East Germany and the American sector in West Berlin. Until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the bridge was a strictly guarded restricted area. The Hollywood film "Bridge of Spies," starring Tom Hanks, was filmed on the bridge a few years ago.
The path leads along the shoreline, which was formerly built over with the **border fortifications of the Berlin Wall**, into the **UNESCO World Heritage Park Neuer Garten**.
For the Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945, the park and Cecilienhof Palace were closed to the public. The most powerful leaders of the world at the time came to Potsdam: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, US President Harry S. Truman, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The conference marked the end of World War II, but also the beginning of the Cold War.
Finally, the city tour leads to the district directly adjacent to the New Garden, which for almost five decades formed **Military Town No. 7** – a **Forbidden City**. It was one of the most important **intelligence sites** of the Soviets during the Cold War. Among other things, it housed the German headquarters of the **KGB's military counterintelligence** as well as a notorious **remand prison**. During the tour, guests will learn more about the work and life in this Forbidden City.
This guided tour of the "Forbidden City" ends at the Leistikowstraße memorial site. An individual visit to the memorial site is possible afterwards.
The city tour starts at the Glienicke Bridge, which became world-famous as the "Bridge of Spies." During the Cold War, agents were exchanged here between East and West, as the bridge formed the border between East Germany and the American sector in West Berlin. Until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the bridge was a strictly guarded restricted area. The Hollywood film "Bridge of Spies," starring Tom Hanks, was filmed on the bridge a few years ago.
The path leads along the shoreline, which was formerly built over with the **border fortifications of the Berlin Wall**, into the **UNESCO World Heritage Park Neuer Garten**.
For the Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945, the park and Cecilienhof Palace were closed to the public. The most powerful leaders of the world at the time came to Potsdam: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, US President Harry S. Truman, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The conference marked the end of World War II, but also the beginning of the Cold War.
Finally, the city tour leads to the district directly adjacent to the New Garden, which for almost five decades formed **Military Town No. 7** – a **Forbidden City**. It was one of the most important **intelligence sites** of the Soviets during the Cold War. Among other things, it housed the German headquarters of the **KGB's military counterintelligence** as well as a notorious **remand prison**. During the tour, guests will learn more about the work and life in this Forbidden City.
This guided tour of the "Forbidden City" ends at the Leistikowstraße memorial site. An individual visit to the memorial site is possible afterwards.
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Adults: €20,00 Description: Full price Concession: €18,00 Description: Concession applies to students Children: €14,00 (Ages 10 to 18) Discount:
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