Sanssouci Palace

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.