Sanssouci Palace
Rococo summer palace on vineyard terraces where a king sought a life free of care.
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This guide to Sanssouci Palace in Berlin follows Frederick the Great's last wish: to be buried without ceremony on this hillside, beside the greyhounds he loved. You'll hear how his nephew ignored it, entombing him instead in a garrison church, and how war then scattered his remains through a mine, a chapel, and decades of a divided Germany. Listen for how a king who wanted nothing but quiet ended up anywhere but where he asked.
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