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Pfaueninsel Review
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Pfaueninsel
- Address: From the Wannsee S-bahn station, take Bus 216 (leaving every 20 minutes) and then a ferry; Pfaueninselchaussee, Zehlendorf, Berlin | Map It
- Phone: 030/8010-9742
- www.spsg.de
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Peacock Island
- Category: Islands
- Location: Zehlendorf
Fodor's Review:
Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm II whisked his mistresses away to this small island oasis on the Great Wannsee. Schloss Pfaueninsel, the small white palace, erected in 1794 according to the ruler's plans -- and in accordance with the taste of the era -- was built as a fake ruin. The simple building looks strangely cartoonlike; you can see the interior on half-hour tours. In the early 19th century, garden architect Joseph Peter Lenné designed an English garden on the island, which ultimately became western Berlin's favorite summer getaway.
- Cost: EUR 3, ferry service EUR 2
- Open: Palace Apr.-Oct., Tues.-Sun. 10-5; ferry to Pfaueninsel year-round
- Metro: Wannsee (S-bahn)
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