Above the horses and carts
Dutch Quarter, Potsdam
"The Dutch Quarter is a district in the center of Potsdam, which was built between 1733 and 1742 as part of the second city expansion under the direction of the Dutch master builder Jan Bouman from Amsterdam. The quarter consists of 134 brick houses that line through Mittelstraße and Benkertstraße. The quarter was planned and the two western blocks built under Frederick William I, known as the “soldier king.” After his death in 1740, his son and successor Frederick II left the quarter with the two eastern blocks to be completed largely according to his father's plans. [...]
The Dutch Quarter is an expression of the “soldier king's” preference for the country on the North Sea and for the desire to benefit from the technical know-how of its residents. Partly influenced by Amsterdam's Noordse Bos district and eclectic Dutch styles of the 17th and 18th centuries the self-contained quarter was intended to attract Dutch craftsmen to Potsdam in the 18th century. [...]" (translated from German Wikipedia entry)
Unfortunately, the Potsdam city administration could not bring itself to declare the Dutch Quarter a car-free zone.
Above the horses and carts
Dutch Quarter, Potsdam
"The Dutch Quarter is a district in the center of Potsdam, which was built between 1733 and 1742 as part of the second city expansion under the direction of the Dutch master builder Jan Bouman from Amsterdam. The quarter consists of 134 brick houses that line through Mittelstraße and Benkertstraße. The quarter was planned and the two western blocks built under Frederick William I, known as the “soldier king.” After his death in 1740, his son and successor Frederick II left the quarter with the two eastern blocks to be completed largely according to his father's plans. [...]
The Dutch Quarter is an expression of the “soldier king's” preference for the country on the North Sea and for the desire to benefit from the technical know-how of its residents. Partly influenced by Amsterdam's Noordse Bos district and eclectic Dutch styles of the 17th and 18th centuries the self-contained quarter was intended to attract Dutch craftsmen to Potsdam in the 18th century. [...]" (translated from German Wikipedia entry)
Unfortunately, the Potsdam city administration could not bring itself to declare the Dutch Quarter a car-free zone.