Attraction · Potsdam · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Nauener Tor is an attraction in Potsdam, Brandenburg. This place has a story in the app. 23 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 120 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a bike pump.
Story · Nauener Tor
You're standing at the Nauener Tor in Potsdam, one of the three city gates the town still has left. Take a good look. It seems more like a small castle than an ordinary gateway. That's no accident. The model was probably Inveraray Castle in Scotland.
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The Nauener Tor in Potsdam is one of the 3 surviving city gates of the city. The gate resembles a small castle and was one of the first examples of neo-Gothic architecture on the European mainland. In the past, soldiers, merchants and officials passed through this gateway. The square in front of the gate has plenty of cafés, restaurants and bars. The old passage is still used by trams. You can find this attraction in Potsdam, close to the Hollandse Kwartier.
The first version of this gate stood about 400 metres further on, around 1720. A new gate was built on the current spot in 1733. The architect Johann Gottfried Büring constructed the building you see today between 1754 and 1755, commissioned by the king, who made a sketch himself. The English style of Inveraray Castle probably served as the example. The gate once formed part of a city wall that connected the Nauener Tor with the Jägertor and the small Brandenburger Tor.
The nearest bench to Nauener Tor in Potsdam is 43 metres away, on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße. Within 500 metres there are 91 benches in total. There is also a toilet 95 metres from Nauener Tor, at City Toilette. This toilet is wheelchair accessible and always open. Within a radius of 500 metres there are 8 public toilets. For cyclists, there are 3 bike pumps within 500 metres, the nearest of which is 122 metres away. There is no drinking water at Nauener Tor; according to our map, there is no water tap within 1 km.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point or honesty box within 1 km.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 23 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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OrangerieschlossAttraction · 1.9 km awayThe Nauener Tor was built in a style inspired by English design.
Architect Johann Gottfried Büring built the gate on the orders of Frederik de Grote, who made a sketch himself.
The nearest public toilet is 95 metres away, at City Toilette.
Yes, the nearest bench is 43 metres away, on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße.
No, there is no water tap within 1 km.
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