Columns of a fake ruin decorate the site of a water reservoir built by Frederick the Great on the Ruinenberg Hill, Potsdam

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The Ruinenberg is a hill in the Bornstedt borough of Potsdam, located north of Sanssouci Park. In 1748, the Prussian king Frederick the Great had a water tank with a capacity of around 7600 m³ built on top to supply the Sanssouci water features, and had it decorated with artificial ruins.

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Size: 2592px × 3888px
Location: Ruinenberg Hill, Bornstedt, Potsdam,Germany
Photo credit: © Eden Breitz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: artificial, berlin, column, columns, fake, germany, ionic, potsdam, reservoir, ruin, ruinenberg, sanssouci, snow, supply, tank, water, winter