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Steam-powered pumping station
Zeppelinstraße 176, 14467 Potsdam Driving directions
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To make the fountains of Potsdam work, Friedrich Wilhelm IV designed a Moorish-inspired pavilion to house the steam pumps that would power them. The "mosque" (1841-43) is a highly effective marriage of art and industry. You also get to see the machinery during your visit.

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  • From €43
    Pension Sanssouci
    Very good 8
    269 m - Zeppelinstraße 164a, 14471 Potsdam
  • From €50
    Pension an der Havelbucht
    Good 7.8
    271 m - Schopenhauerstraße 39, 14467 Potsdam
  • From €72
    Hotel am Luisenplatz
    Very good 8.1
    391 m - Luisenplatz 5, 14471 Potsdam

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