White and green shutters on one of the Dutch houses in Potsdam. The same shutters are visible on the house across the street by the reflection in the windows. Unlike modern shutters that cover the whole window, these shutters cover the bottom half of the window for privacy, leaving the top open for light to [...]
Potsdam’s Little Amsterdam
The Holländisches Viertel – Dutch Quarter – in Potsdam is unique in that it was not only built to house Dutch craftsmen, it was also built in the Dutch style to make them feel comfortable while living there. The four square block neighborhood of red-brick, gabled houses was built between 1734 to 1742 by King [...]
