Schlossgarten Pavilion and the Green Garden. Green the and Pavilion Schlossgarten [email protected] · www.schlosskirche-schwerin.de · [email protected] to October. to to the Schlossgarten, producing the two pergola walks, the the walks, pergola two the producing Schlossgarten, the to Telephone +49 385 562567 562567 385 +49 Telephone Platz der Jugend 25 (Anna-Hospital) · 19053 Schwerin 19053 · (Anna-Hospital) 25 Jugend der Platz boats, which offer a round trip of Schwerin’s lakes from April April from lakes Schwerin’s of trip round a offer which boats, 19th century there were also some redesigns and additions additions and redesigns some also were there century 19th Castle Chapel community Chapel Castle History, culture and a place to meet to place a and culture History, for the Weisse Flotte (White Fleet). Here are the pleasure- the are Here Fleet). (White Flotte Weisse the for designer, Jean Legeay, in the mid-18th century. In the the In century. mid-18th the in Legeay, Jean designer, [email protected] · www.schloss-schwerin.de · [email protected] of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburg-Western of of an existing kitchen garden by the famous French garden garden French famous the by garden kitchen existing an of Directly facing the Castle Island is the newly-built mooring mooring newly-built the is Island Castle the facing Directly Telephone +49 385 5252920 · Fax +49 385 563091 385 +49 Fax · 5252920 385 +49 Telephone which is larger, was laid out as a baroque park on the base base the on park baroque a as out laid was larger, is which Lennéstraße 1 · 19053 Schwerin 19053 · 1 Lennéstraße Seat of the Land Parliament Parliament Land the of Seat Castle Museum Castle Castle’s reshaping in the mid-19th century. The Schlossgarten, Schlossgarten, The century. mid-19th the in reshaping Castle’s garten, the Café is open only from April to October. October. to April from only open is Café the garten, CASTLE Further contacts Further man garden designer, Peter Joseph Lenné, in the wake of the the of wake the in Lenné, Joseph Peter designer, garden man - Burg the from tub-plants and pot-plants delicate particularly - Ger the and Klett Theodor Gardener Court the Demmler, Orangery is used for its original purpose as a cold house for for house cold a as purpose original its for used is Orangery [email protected] · www.landtag-mv.de · [email protected] ERIN W CH S the suggestions and plans of Gottfried Semper, Georg Adolf Adolf Georg Semper, Gottfried of plans and suggestions the second gastronomic centre actually inside the Castle. As the the As Castle. the inside actually centre gastronomic second Telephone +49 385 525-0 · Fax +49 385 5252141 385 +49 Fax · 525-0 385 +49 Telephone Lennéstraße 1 · 19053 Schwerin 19053 · 1 Lennéstraße principles of English landscape gardens, and incorporates incorporates and gardens, landscape English of principles Besides the restaurant – café in the former King’s Hall, it is the the is it Hall, King’s former the in café – restaurant the Besides estern Pomerania estern W Mecklenburg- of Parliament Land The Burggarten on the Castle Island takes up the design design the up takes Island Castle the on Burggarten The wing. side the in opened also was Café Orangery the repairs, Publisher after almost six years of building work. After the expensive expensive the After work. building of years six almost after fountain or water feature. feature. water or fountain 2001 in again opened Orangery, the is rendezvous popular A View of the Castle the of View the form of a large lake, an artificial canal, or here and there a a there and here or canal, artificial an lake, large a of form the fascination to the views across, through and into water – in in – water into and through across, views the to fascination activity. with bustling always is Island Castle The Castle. the minor and major sporting and cultural events based around around based events cultural and sporting major and minor untouched nature. The Castle’s island site gives a special special a gives site island Castle’s The nature. untouched alternate between strict symmetry and seemingly carefree, carefree, seemingly and symmetry strict between alternate the and Schwerin, Lake on trips round Hall, King’s former the a fairy-tale appeal, especially in transition. The various parts parts various The transition. in especially appeal, fairy-tale a in meals Orangery, the in coffee Chapel, Castle the in dings At every season, the Burggarten and the Schlossgarten have have Schlossgarten the and Burggarten the season, every At - wed Schlossgarten, the in picnics Burggarten, the in Walks GREEN SPACES GREEN RENDEZVOUS The Castle and its its and Castle The a as Castle The Orangery Terrace Orangery Café Orangery English Green Island in Lake Schwerin Plenary Room during a meeting Flower Room in the Castle Museum Castle Chapel One castle – many The Castle as a The Castle as a The Castle as a FACES PARLIAMENT MUSEUM CHURCH Schwerin Castle is at once monumental and delicate. Set amidst As the seat of the Dukes and Grand Dukes of Mecklenburg, The first museum, in the historic rooms, opened its doors The construction of the Castle Chapel goes back to Duke a small and wonderfully verdant island in Lake Schwerin, the Castle always was a political centre. In 1948 the Plenary early, in 1921. This was the first time that the Castle had been Johann Albrecht I of Mecklenburg (1525 –1576). In 1563 it comes pretty close to the usual definition of a fairy-tale Room and various other adjoining rooms were fitted out in the opened to the general public. During World War II the Castle the Chapel was consecrated as the first Protestant church in castle. To gain even a preliminary impression of the complexity “Unfinished Hall”, which had been destroyed in the fire of 1913. was used as a military hospital, and later as a college of Mecklenburg. During the remodelling and renovation of the of the building, it is best to make at least one circuit of the The Castle then became the seat of the Mecklenburg Land education. In the early 1970s Historicist art and architecture Castle in the 19th century the famous architect Zwirner (1802– Castle. The former residence of the Dukes and Grand Dukes of Parliament, until 1952. The Plenary Room was again remo- were re-evaluated, and in 1974 the restoration of the 1861) gave the Chapel its Neo-Gothic choir, which is clearly Mecklenburg is considered to be one of the most important delled in 1978 and was used as the Session Room of the sumptuous interior rooms began, with the aim of making recognisable from the outside. monuments to Historicist architecture in Germany and Europe. District Parliament. In 1990 the first freely elected Parliament these accessible to the public once more, as a museum. Schwerin Castle came into being from 1845–1857, incorpora- of the new Federal Land of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania At present, guests have to forgo a visit to the Chapel because ting existing buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries, but designated the Castle as its seat. On the Beletage and Festetage (second and third storeys) one of the comprehensive building works. In 2013 – the 450th the foundations on which the Castle stands are appreciably can visit many apartments, reception rooms and state rooms, jubilee of the Chapel’s consecration – this house of God older, the first reports dating as far back as 973 and 1018. The Parliament passes the Land’s laws, elects the Minister- such as the Throne Room, the Gallery of Ancestral Portraits, will appear in all its new glory and splendour. Then the President and controls the Government and Administration. the Library or the Grand Duchess’s room. The rooms are congregation of the Chapel will come home. Besides the The Castle’s six different façades give it many faces. Its varied It is the place where the political will is formed. To carry out astonishing, with inlaid floors of great artistry, and rich painted divine services on Sunday there are also tours and concerts. exterior is reflected in its multifunctional use. Since 1990 its tasks, the Parliament has 11,500 m² of the Castle at its and carved decorations. There are also choice paintings, The Land Parliament also uses the Chapel for its ecumenical the main user of the Castle has been the Land Parliament of disposal. This is about half the total area of the Castle, or sculptures, furniture, weapons, medals, jewellery and other services before the plenary sessions. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. But it is not just a politi- two-thirds of the area which is at present usable. Therefore, the crafts to be seen. The former nursery on the first upper floor cal centre; it is above all a central rendezvous for visitors to Plenary Room, the offices of the 71 Members, the rooms for the houses precious porcelain from Meissen, Berlin and other The funding for the renovations does not all come from taxes. Schwerin – the capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – parliamentary groups, the Press and conferences, the Parliament European manufactories. Under the scheme “Buy Your Own Star in the Sky” it is possible and for the Schweriners themselves. Library and part of the Parliamentary Administration are to “buy” stars in the vaulted ceiling symbolically, and support actually housed within the historic walls. the Chapel’s maintenance in this way. M a E r L s t T a S l A l C Altstadt W e N r d I e r R s t r E a ß e W H C S T h N e a E t T e r R B U R G G A Sc A hlo lte ss P s stra al ße ais L K C olle A g gien S N E eb - chl A äud oss D C e