Known as “the town within a town,” the Fuggerei was founded in 1516 by Jakob Fugger the Rich and his brothers as the world’s first social settlement for impoverished citizens. The settlement comprises 67 two-story structures housing 147 apartments...
From 1778 until 1914, students were imprisoned in the Students' Prison for minor transgressions. Biding their time, many of the young prisoners "decorated" the walls with graffiti and paintings that can still be seen today.
Cecilienhof, built in the New Garden from 1914-1917, was the last royal contribution to Potsdam’s cultural landscape. The 180-room English landhouse-style palace was the setting for the 1945 Potsdam Conference.