Potsdam from Brauhausberg, Seconde Vue, Johann Friedrich Meyer, 1772

The second view of the castle of potsdam town; the garden and the royal school, the garnison church, st. Nicholas and the hotel de ville. The heart of potsdam town between the garnison church and the beginning of burgstrasse, with the town palace in the centre and the pleasure gardens stretching down to the havel. Behind it rises the tower of st. Nicholas church and to the right of it you can see the tower of the town hall on the old market. To the right of it the wooden long bridge crosses the havel. The large building on the left in the foreground is the royal brewery. Object Type: painting, Veduta. Date: 1772. Dimensions: height: 77.2 cm (30.3 in) ; width: 110 cm (43.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg. Johann Friedrich Meyer - Potsdam, Ansicht vom Brauhausberg aus