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with an increase by 8 percent in 2013, according to Visit Berlin - day-trip locations like Sanssouci are expecting an increase in tourism.\u003cbr/\u003eCurrently around 3.5 million people make it to the Sanssouci park each year and some 350 000 also pay the 12 euro ($16.1) to enter the palace itself.\u003cbr/\u003eHeinz Buri, the director of communications for the Palaces in Brandenburg foundation, explains the why so many people make the trip to Potsdam to visit the palace and gardens:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The whole park of the palace Sanssouci was added to the UNESCO world heritage list in 1990,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The reason for this is the same reason to why Sanssouci is a wonderful place to visit, it is the combination of the art in the gardens and architecture of the buildings.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFrederick the Great built the palace as a summer retreat to get away from the daily chores of running the Prussian state.\u003cbr/\u003eThe name of the palace itself comes from French, the language spoken widely at the Royal court at the time, and translates to \"without a care.\"\u003cbr/\u003eHe purchased an area called the \"deserted hill\" in 1744 and ordered a vineyard to be accommodated on the slope.\u003cbr/\u003eSoon after the vineyard was finished he ordered the \"pleasure palace\" to be built on the top of the hill.\u003cbr/\u003eThe architect Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff supervised the project and the building stood was finished in 1747.\u003cbr/\u003eSince then the palace became one of the iconic buildings of the Prussian empire.\u003cbr/\u003eBut as Buri explains, there is nothing particularly Prussian about the style of the building or the surrounding park.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Interestingly enough, the Prussian kings did not develop their own style of building,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003e\"They were creative plagiarists; they took different styles from different epochs and brought them here to Sanssouci. The Sanssouci palace here, which means 'without a care', is built in the classic French rococo style. Frederick the great took this style here to Potsdam and Sanssouci.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFrederick II of Prussia ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786.\u003cbr/\u003eHe is credited with modernising the state, bringing about a Prussian Enlightenment and winning battles in the Seven Years' War.\u003cbr/\u003eIn the palace of Sanssouci visitors come face to face with the artistic and philosophical side of the king.\u003cbr/\u003eOne of the rooms of the palace is called the Voltaire room after the French philosopher stayed there during long periods as a guest of the king.\u003cbr/\u003eHere in the music room visitors can still see Frederick the Great's flute.\u003cbr/\u003eGesa P�lert, Palaces in Brandenburg foundation historical expert says the humble flute was treasured by the king:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Frederick the Great was a very musical king. He loved music, he composed a lot of music himself and he played the flute,\" she says.\u003cbr/\u003e\"And here you can see the flute that he played himself as well as the piano that Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the son of Johan Sebastian Bach, used to play.\u003cbr/\u003eVisitors to the place do not only get a view of how kings and queens lived in the 18th century - there is also a piece of contemporary art to be admired.\u003cbr/\u003eThis original Andy Warhol portrait of Frederick the Great greets visitors as they enter the palace.\u003cbr/\u003eThe park of the Sanssouci palace consists of several gardens and smaller palaces and buildings.\u003cbr/\u003eA 2.8 kilometre (1.7 miles) long walking path runs through the park.\u003cbr/\u003eThe high season for the park and the palace follows that of Berlin; most visitors come in late spring or early autumn.\u003cbr/\u003eIn 2013 some 55 percent of the visitors were German, 13.1 percent from France, 8.5 percent from the US and 8.1 percent from the Netherlands - according to the Palaces in Brandenburg foundation.\u003cbr/\u003eVisitors might spot some curiously placed potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave, placed as a tribute to the King who was a big fan of the crop and helped make it the staple of the German diet that it is today.\u003cbr/\u003eElona and Clemens Panitz from Dresden are visiting the palace for the third time and they are impressed\u003cbr/\u003e\"The park is really well looked after. It is great to walk through the park,\" says Elona Panitz.\u003cbr/\u003eColin Ward is visiting from Chicago, US:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It is really nice. We don't have castles or anything in America. So it is definitely different. It is very pretty.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe Sanssouci park is open and free to enter all year around.\u003cbr/\u003eVisits to the palace costs 12 euro ($16.1) and have to be pre-booked online.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003ePotsdam - 28 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide shot of interior of Sanssouci palace in Potsdam, tilt up to ceiling\u003cbr/\u003e2. Mid shot of marble statues and golden ornaments\u003cbr/\u003e3. Pan left of golden ceiling\u003cbr/\u003e4. Close of marble statue\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide shot exterior of palace\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide shot of man taking photo of palace\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close of palace with engraving reading Sans Souci - meaning \"without a care\" in French, which gives the palace its name\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide shot of statue in front of palace\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close of statue\u003cbr/\u003e10. Close of statue of boy in fishnet\u003cbr/\u003e11. Tilt up of statue\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide shot of fountain in front of palace\u003cbr/\u003e13. Pan right of columns at back of palace\u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid shot of statue, zoom out to Heinz Buri, Director of Communications, Palaces in Brandenburg foundation, walking in park\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: (German) Heinz Buri, Director of Communications, Palaces in Brandenburg foundation:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The whole park of the palace Sanssouci was added to the UNESCO world heritage list in 1990. The reason for this is the same reason as why Sanssouci is a wonderful place to visit, it is the combination of the art in the gardens and architecture of the buildings.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Close of statue on building\u003cbr/\u003e17. Wide shot of statues on building\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide shot of garden\u003cbr/\u003e19. Close of flower\u003cbr/\u003e20. Pull focus flowers\u003cbr/\u003e21. People walking on path in garden\u003cbr/\u003e22. River going through gardens\u003cbr/\u003e23. Close of river\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE: (German) Heinz Buri, director of communications, Palaces in Brandenburg foundation:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Interestingly enough, the Prussian kings did not develop their own style of building. They were creative plagiarists; they took different styles from different epochs and brought them here to Sanssouci. The Sanssouci palace here, which means 'without a care', is built in the classic French rococo style. Frederick the great took this style here to Potsdam and Sanssouci.\"\u003cbr/\u003e25. Mid of portrait of Frederick II of Prussian, also called Frederick the Great, by painter Anton Graff (1781)\u003cbr/\u003e26. Close of portrait of Frederick II of Prussian, also called Frederick the Great, by painter Anton Graff (1781)\u003cbr/\u003e27. Wide shot of palace room\u003cbr/\u003e28. Tilt down of room called the Voltaire room after the French philosopher stayed there regularly from 1750 to 1753\u003cbr/\u003e29. Wide shot of bed in Voltaire room\u003cbr/\u003e30. Close of flowers in Voltaire room\u003cbr/\u003e31. Close shot of monkey on wall in Voltaire room\u003cbr/\u003e32. Wide shot of music room in palace\u003cbr/\u003e33. Pull focus from gold on wall to chandelier\u003cbr/\u003e34. Gesa Poelert (left) Palaces in Brandenburg foundation expert, walking with woman\u003cbr/\u003e35. Wide of musical instruments including flute and piano\u003cbr/\u003e36. Close of flute\u003cbr/\u003e37. SOUNDBITE: (German) Gesa Poelert, Palaces in Brandenburg foundation historical expert:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Frederick the Great was a very musical king. He loved music, he composed a lot of music himself and he played the flute. And here you can see the flute that he played himself as well as the piano that Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the son of Johan Sebastian Bach, used to play.\"\u003cbr/\u003e38. Pull focus of golden ornaments on the wall\u003cbr/\u003e39. Various of marble statues\u003cbr/\u003e40. Mid shot of Andy Warhol painting of Frederick the great (1986), hanging in palace\u003cbr/\u003e41. Tilt up of Warhol painting of Frederick the great (1986)\u003cbr/\u003e42. Pull focus of Warhol painting of Frederick the great (1986)\u003cbr/\u003e43. Wide shot of grave of Frederick II of Prussia, also called Frederick the great, outside palace\u003cbr/\u003e44. Mid shot of three potatoes on grave\u003cbr/\u003e45. Wide shot of tourists walking in the gardens\u003cbr/\u003e46. SOUNDBITE: (German) Clemens Panitz and Elona Panitz, visitors from Dresden:\u003cbr/\u003eClemens Panitz: \"Wonderful. Really green and with water\"\u003cbr/\u003eElona Panitz: \"The park is really well looked after. It is great to walk through the park\"\u003cbr/\u003e47. Wide shot of park\u003cbr/\u003e48. SOUNDBITE: (English) Colin Ward, visiting from Chicago, USA:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It is really nice. We don't have castles or anything in America. So it is definitely different. It is very pretty.\"\u003cbr/\u003e49. 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