Alexandrowka (Potsdam)

It was built in 1826-1827 by King Frederick William III of Prussia for the last twelve Russian singers in a choir that had previously 62 members.

On 10 April 1826 Frederick William III issued the following order: "It is My intention, as a lasting monument to the memory of the bonds of friendship between Me and the High Seas Emperor Alexander of Russia's Majesty, to found a colony near Potsdam, which I intend to occupy with the Russian Singers given to Me by His Majesty as Colonists and name Alexandrowka.

A Russian Orthodox memorial church, named Alexander Nevsky, was built on Chapel Hill and consecrated in September 1829.

Adjacent to the church is the fourteenth residential house, which was inhabited by Tarnowsky, a royal footman of Russian origin.

Fundamental changes in the legal status of the colony and its residents occurred during the period of the Soviet Zone of Occupation (SBZ) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR).

[2] Peter Joseph Lenné, the garden director, gave the entire area the fundamental design of a hippodrome, incorporating a St. Andrew's cross.

The idea for this economic measure came from the commander of the Guards Engineering Unit, Captain Snethlage, who had already been in charge of the construction of an earlier, genuine blockhouse based on Rossi's design - the Blockhaus Nikolskoë.

Each farmhouse consists of a residence with a balcony and a loggia in front, connected to a small stable building through a covered entrance.

The museum showcases the construction techniques and provides detailed explanations about the rich history of this distinctive settlement through various informational panels.