Neptune Grotto

Short description: Artificial human constructed architectural cave in Potsdam

For the cave in Alghero, Italy, see Neptune's Grotto.

Neptune Grotto, 2019 Neptune Grotto, 2009

The Neptune Grotto (German: Neptungrotte) close to the Obelisk entrance in Sanssouci Park, Potsdam, was created by Frederick the Great between 1751 and 1757 (269 years ago) (1757)[1] to beautify the park.

Built following plans by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff it arose as a representation of the revived interest in garden architecture. The grotto ought to have been a component of the numerous fountains of the park, which did not function at that time, owing to a lack of technical knowledge.

The trident wielding god of the sea, Neptune, establishes a relationship to water. The conches on the sides, arranged into the shape of waterfalls and the great shell inside, made from many real shells, are a characteristic theme of Rococo.

## References

1. ↑ "Neptune Grotto – Potsdam tourism – ViaMichelin". http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/web/Tourist-Attraction/Potsdam-14467-Neptune_Grotto-a55j99l7.

* The information in this article is based on that in its German equivalent

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