THE MILL OF SANS SOUCI 



to sell his property, and the mill to this day 

 stands outside the precincts of Sans Souci. 



The tunnel of clipped hornbeam is one of 

 many that are a special feature in the park of 

 Sans Souci. Near the New Palace, farther on 

 in the park, there is a complete arrangement of 

 these clipped hedges and tunnels, where they 

 serve as coulisses for an open-air theatre. 



The New Palace was built by Frederick the 

 Great after the Seven Years War out of 

 bravado, it was said, to show his enemies that he 

 had plenty of money left to spend. Another 

 and more laudable motive is attributed to him 

 also, namely, that he wanted, by undertaking 

 extensive building and planting, to give work to 

 as many as he could of his subjects who had 

 been brought to destitution by his wars. 



M. E. GREEN 



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