Memorials

Different memorials in Potsdam examine recent German history and the traditional international relations in Potsdam.

Memorial and Meeting Place Leistikowstraße Potsdam

From the summer of 1945 until the 1980s, the central detention center of Soviet military counterespionage was in Leistikow Street 1. The emphasis of the permanent exhibition which opened in spring 2012 is on the history of the building and the fate of prisoners there.» more

Memorial Lindenstrasse for Victims of Political Violence in the 20th century

This memorial shows the continuity and the change of political persecution in the 20th century like no other place in Potsdam – but also the victory of democracy during the peaceful revolution in 1989/90.» more