Kittsteiner theorizes that this could be a philosophical play on words, meaning 'without, beware' or it could be some secret religious message which nobody has interpreted, left to posterity by Frederick II. Photo: Mistervlad/Shutterstock The gate was constructed between 17 and was Berlin’s very first Greek revival building. The name in past times reflected a play on words, with the insertion of a comma visible between the words Sans and Souci, viz. Brandenburger Tor, known by most in English as Brandenburg Gate, one symbolized Berlin’s Cold War division into East and West and today, since the fall of the wall, is considered to display the reunification of Germany. The palace's name emphasises this it is a French phrase (sans souci), which translates as 'without concerns', meaning 'without worries' or 'carefree', symbolising that the palace was a place for relaxation rather than a seat of power. Located in Pariser Platz, one of the city's most famous. The palace was designed/built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 17 to fulfill King Frederick's need for a private residence where he could relax away from the pomp and ceremony of the Berlin court. Inspired by the Acropolis entrance in Athens, the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) is one of the most-photographed sites in Berlin.

While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it too is notable for the numerous temples and follies in the park. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles.

Sanssouci is the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin.

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