Marlygarten

Marlygarten is a garden within Sanssouci Park that stretches across the eastern side with curved pathways and open green spaces. A marble Flora statue carved by sculptor Emil Wolff before 1850 stands in the center as a focal point.

It started in 1715 as a vegetable garden for King Friedrich Wilhelm I, supplying fresh produce to the royal kitchen. In the 1800s, it was completely redesigned under gardeners Peter Joseph Lenné and Gustav Meyer, who gave it an entirely new and more open appearance.

The garden shows how landscape design ideas of the 1800s were put into practice, with curved paths and open spaces instead of rigid layouts. Visitors today can see how English garden style replaced older Prussian traditions and made the space feel more alive.

The garden occupies the eastern side of Sanssouci Park with the Peace Church marking its eastern edge. The Green Gate Avenue runs along the southern wall, making it easy to locate and navigate the space.

The name Marlygarten comes from a humorous nickname that King Friedrich Wilhelm I gave to his vegetable garden. He playfully called it "my Marly" as a joking reference to the famous French palace gardens of Marly-le-Roi, even though the spot was really just a practical growing space.

Location: Potsdam

Location: Brandenburger Vorstadt

Inception: 1715

Creator: Peter Joseph Lenné, Johann Heinrich Gustav Meyer

Part of: Sanssouci Park

GPS coordinates: 52.40083,13.04105

Latest update: December 12, 2025 07:54