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Sanssouci, pronounced [sãsusi] in IPA, (French "carefree") is the palace in the surrounding park of the same name built in Potsdam, Germany by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. It is one of the most famous palaces built by the Hohenzollern family in Potsdam, (the capital of Brandenburg). Frederick wanted to establish a little summer palace for himself in the Rococo style. Sanssouci Palace was built between 1745 and 1747 by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff.
Under Frederick William IV the "the rococo palace par excellence" was altered by changing and extending the side wings. Ludwig Persius provided the plans and Ferdinand von Arnim was charged with improving the locality and so the view from the palace.
Since 1990 Sanssouci with her palaces and far-running gardens has been a World Heritage Site under the protection of UNESCO and so the UN. UNESCO gave this reason: Die Organisation begründet dies so: Schloss und Park von Sanssouci, oft als „preußisches Versailles“ bezeichnet, sind eine Synthese der Kunstrichtungen des 18. Jahrhunderts in den Städten und Höfen Europas. Das Ensemble ist ein herausragendes Beispiel von Architekturschöpfungen und Landschaftsgestaltungen vor dem geistigen Hintergrund der monarchistischen Staatsidee. (The palace and park of Sanssouci, often described as "Prussian Versailles" are a synthesis of the artistic movements of the 18th Century in the cities and courtyards of Europe. That ensemble is a unique example of the architectural creations and landscape design in front of the intellectual background of monarchic ideas of the state.)