Marlygarten, Landscape garden in Park Sanssouci, Germany
Marlygarten is a landscape garden and former kitchen garden on the eastern side of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany, with open green areas and curved pathways. At its center stands a marble statue of Flora, carved by sculptor Emil Wolff before 1850.
The site was established in 1715 as a working kitchen garden for King Friedrich Wilhelm I, producing vegetables for the royal household. During the 19th century, garden designers Peter Joseph Lenné and Gustav Meyer transformed it into the open landscape garden it is today.
The name Marlygarten comes from a royal joke that contrasted the garden's humble origins with the grandeur of French palace grounds. Today the space feels open and unhurried, with wide green areas and curved paths that invite a slow walk rather than a formal promenade.
The garden sits on the eastern side of Sanssouci Park, with the Peace Church marking its eastern edge and the Green Gate Avenue running along the southern wall. The park is large, so comfortable shoes and enough time to walk are worth planning for before visiting.
The marble Flora statue at the center of the garden was not part of the original kitchen garden but was added only after the romantic redesign of the 19th century. This shift from a working vegetable plot to a space with a sculpted centerpiece reflects how completely the garden changed in character over time.
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