the Chapel’s maintenance in this way. this in maintenance Chapel’s the actually housed within the historic walls. historic the within housed actually

to “buy” stars in the vaulted ceiling symbolically, and support support and symbolically, ceiling vaulted the in stars “buy” to Library and part of the Parliamentary Administration are are Administration Parliamentary the of part and Library and for the Schweriners themselves. Schweriners the for and

European manufactories. European Under the scheme “Buy Your Own Star in the Sky” it is possible possible is it Sky” the in Star Own Your “Buy scheme the Under parliamentary groups, the Press and conferences, the Parliament Parliament the conferences, and Press the groups, parliamentary Schwerin – the capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – – Pomerania Mecklenburg-Western of capital the – Schwerin

houses precious porcelain from Meissen, Berlin and other other and Berlin Meissen, from porcelain precious houses The funding for the renovations does not all come from taxes. taxes. from come all not does renovations the for funding The Plenary Room, the offices of the 71 Members, the rooms for the the for rooms the Members, 71 the of offices the Room, Plenary to visitors for rendezvous central a all above is it centre; cal

crafts to be seen. The former nursery on the first upper floor floor upper first the on nursery former The seen. be to crafts two-thirds of the area which is at present usable. Therefore, the the Therefore, usable. present at is which area the of two-thirds - politi a just not is it But Pomerania. Mecklenburg-Western

sculptures, furniture, weapons, medals, jewellery and other other and jewellery medals, weapons, furniture, sculptures, services before the plenary sessions. plenary the before services disposal. This is about half the total area of the Castle, or or Castle, the of area total the half about is This disposal. the main user of the Castle has been the Land Parliament of of Parliament Land the been has Castle the of user main the

and carved decorations. There are also choice paintings, paintings, choice also are There decorations. carved and The Land Parliament also uses the Chapel for its ecumenical ecumenical its for Chapel the uses also Parliament Land The its tasks, the Parliament has 11,500 m² of the Castle at its its at Castle the of m² 11,500 has Parliament the tasks, its exterior is reflected in its multifunctional use. Since 1990 1990 Since use. multifunctional its in reflected is exterior

astonishing, with inlaid floors of great artistry, and rich painted painted rich and artistry, great of floors inlaid with astonishing, divine services on Sunday there are also tours and concerts. concerts. and tours also are there Sunday on services divine It is the place where the political will is formed. To carry out out carry To formed. is will political the where place the is It varied Its faces. many it give façades different six Castle’s The

the Library or the Grand Duchess’s room. The rooms are are rooms The room. Duchess’s Grand the or Library the the Besides home. come will Chapel the of congregation Administration. and Government the controls and President

such as the Throne Room, the Gallery of Ancestral Portraits, Portraits, Ancestral of Gallery the Room, Throne the as such the Then splendour. and glory new its all in appear will Minister- the elects laws, Land’s the passes Parliament The older, the first reports dating as far back as 973 and 1018. 1018. and 973 as back far as dating reports first the older,

can visit many apartments, reception rooms and state rooms, rooms, state and rooms reception apartments, many visit can jubilee of the Chapel’s consecration – this house of God God of house this – consecration Chapel’s the of jubilee the foundations on which the Castle stands are appreciably appreciably are stands Castle the which on foundations the

On the Beletage and Festetage (second and third storeys) one one storeys) third and (second Festetage and Beletage the On designated the Castle as its seat. its as Castle the designated of the comprehensive building works. In 2013 – the 450th 450th the – 2013 In works. building comprehensive the of ting existing buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries, but but centuries, 17th and 16th the from buildings existing ting

of the new Federal Land of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Pomerania Mecklenburg-Western of Land Federal new the of At present, guests have to forgo a visit to the Chapel because because Chapel the to visit a forgo to have guests present, At - incorpora 1845–1857, from being into came Castle Schwerin

these accessible to the public once more, as a museum. a as more, once public the to accessible these District Parliament. In 1990 the first freely elected Parliament Parliament elected freely first the 1990 In Parliament. District Europe. and Germany in architecture Historicist to monuments

sumptuous interior rooms began, with the aim of making making of aim the with began, rooms interior sumptuous recognisable from the outside. the from recognisable the of Room Session the as used was and 1978 in delled Mecklenburg is considered to be one of the most important important most the of one be to considered is Mecklenburg

were re-evaluated, and in 1974 the restoration of the the of restoration the 1974 in and re-evaluated, were clearly is which choir, Neo-Gothic its Chapel the gave 1861) - remo again was Room Plenary The 1952. until Parliament, Castle. The former residence of the Dukes and Grand Dukes of of Dukes Grand and Dukes the of residence former The Castle.

education. In the early 1970s Historicist art and architecture architecture and art Historicist 1970s early the In education. Castle in the 19th century the famous architect Zwirner (1802– Zwirner architect famous the century 19th the in Castle The Castle then became the seat of the Mecklenburg Land Land Mecklenburg the of seat the became then Castle The of the building, it is best to make at least one circuit of the the of circuit one least at make to best is it building, the of

was used as a military hospital, and later as a college of of college a as later and hospital, military a as used was Mecklenburg. During the remodelling and renovation of the the of renovation and remodelling the During Mecklenburg. “Unfinished Hall”, which had been destroyed in the fire of 1913. 1913. of fire the in destroyed been had which Hall”, “Unfinished castle. castle. complexity the of impression preliminary a even gain To

opened to the general public. During World War II the Castle Castle the II War World During public. general the to opened the Chapel was consecrated as the first Protestant church in in church Protestant first the as consecrated was Chapel the Room and various other adjoining rooms were fitted out in the the in out fitted were rooms adjoining other various and Room fairy-tale a of definition usual the to close pretty comes it

early, in 1921. This was the first time that the Castle had been been had Castle the that time first the was This 1921. in early, Johann Albrecht I of Mecklenburg (1525 –1576). In 1563 1563 In –1576). (1525 Mecklenburg of I Albrecht Johann the Castle always was a political centre. In 1948 the Plenary Plenary the 1948 In centre. political a was always Castle the Schwerin, Lake in island verdant wonderfully and small a

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Walks in the Burggarten, picnics in the Schlossgarten, wed- At every season, the Burggarten and the Schlossgarten have dings in the Castle Chapel, coffee in the Orangery, meals in a fairy-tale appeal, especially in transition. The various parts the former King’s Hall, round trips on Lake Schwerin, and the alternate between strict symmetry and seemingly carefree, minor and major sporting and cultural events based around untouched nature. The Castle’s island site gives a special the Castle. The Castle Island is always bustling with activity. fascination to the views across, through and into water – in the form of a large lake, an artificial canal, or here and there a View of the Castle A popular rendezvous is the Orangery, opened again in 2001 fountain or water feature. after almost six years of building work. After the expensive Publisher repairs, the Orangery Café was also opened in the side wing. The Burggarten on the Castle Island takes up the design Land Parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Besides the restaurant – café in the former King’s Hall, it is the principles of English landscape gardens, and incorporates Lennéstraße 1 · 19053 Schwerin Telephone +49 385 525-0 · Fax +49 385 5252141 second gastronomic centre actually inside the Castle. As the the suggestions and plans of Gottfried Semper, Georg Adolf Schwerin [email protected] · www.landtag-mv.de Orangery is used for its original purpose as a cold house for Demmler, the Court Gardener Theodor Klett and the Ger- particularly delicate pot-plants and tub-plants from the Burg- man garden designer, Peter Joseph Lenné, in the wake of the Further contacts CASTLE Castle Museum garten, the Café is open only from April to October. Castle’s reshaping in the mid-19th century. The Schlossgarten, Lennéstraße 1 · 19053 Schwerin which is larger, was laid out as a baroque park on the base Seat of the Land Parliament Telephone +49 385 5252920 · Fax +49 385 563091 Directly facing the Castle Island is the newly-built mooring of an existing kitchen garden by the famous French garden [email protected] · www.schloss-schwerin.de of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for the Weisse Flotte (White Fleet). Here are the pleasure- designer, Jean Legeay, in the mid-18th century. In the History, culture and a place to meet Castle Chapel community boats, which offer a round trip of Schwerin’s lakes from April 19th century there were also some redesigns and additions Platz der Jugend 25 (Anna-Hospital) · 19053 Schwerin Telephone +49 385 562567 to October. to the Schlossgarten, producing the two pergola walks, the [email protected] · www.schlosskirche-schwerin.de Schlossgarten Pavilion and the Green Garden. M

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973 1160 1350 1557 1716 1834 1913 Mention of an island In the face of the overwhelming hostile force Mention of an arsenal (arms depot) on the The architect Johann Tsar Peter I. stays at Inauguration of the new Serious fire at 2010 fortress in a of Heinrich the Lion, the Obotrite prince Niklot fortress island. Baptista Parr enters the 1577 Schwerin Castle. Government building the Castle. City Jubilee – freshwater lake. destroys the frontier fortress on the island. ducal service. (State Chancellery). Schwerin is 1358 Mention of a 1752 1918 Heinrich the Lion rebuilds the fortress and kitchen garden at 850 years old 1018 founds the town of Schwerin. Around 1167 Duke Albrecht von Mecklenburg acquires the countship 1560 Fourteen sandstone statues 1836 Grand Duke Mention of an Obotrite of Schwerin and the island fortress by purchase. He Start of construction work on Schwerin Castle. from the workshop of Balthasar The theatre, built by abdicates. The the island fortress becomes the residence of the 2009 frontier fortress. transfers his main residence from Wismar to Schwerin. the Castle Chapel – continues Permoser (dating from 1720) Demmler, in inaugurated. Castle passes into German count Gunzelin. 1612 German Garden till 1563. are bought in Hamburg for the the possession of The architect Geert Evert Exhibition in Schwerin 1374 Schlossgarten. 1837 the Land. Mention of a tower on the fortress island. Piloot enters the The Court is transferred around the Castle. Mecklenburg service. 1756 back from Ludwigslust to 1921 2007 1620 The Court begins its transfer Schwerin. The old Castle is A museum is opened in Anniversary King Gustavus Adolphus to Ludwigslust. thoroughly restored. the Castle´s historic rooms. festivities – Schwerin of Sweden stays at 1840 1942 Castle is 150 years old. Schwerin Castle. Demmler prepares a design for a new palace at the "Old Garden". A military hospital is set up in the Castle. 2001 1629 1842 1948 Re-opening of the The Castle is occupied Foundation-stone laid for Paul Friedrich´s castle at the "Old Garden". Extension of the Plenary restored Orangery by Imperial troops. Demmler´s first design for a new Castle on the island. Room for the Land Parliament after almost six years of Mecklenburg. of building. 1843 1631 Gottfried Semper, the architect from Dresden, sends a design of his 1952 1994 The Castle is occupied own for the construction of Schwerin Castle. A college of education is set up The Parliament confirms by Swedish troops. in the Castle. the concept for the 1845 Castle´s general use. Demmler´s third and definitive design is approved. 1974 1635 Construction starts on the new Schwerin Castle. The Throne Room is the first of the The "House over the Castle restored state rooms to be handed to 1990 Kitchen" is erected – building 1850 the public. The newly elected continues till 1643. Year of the most intensive construction work on the new Castle. Parliament of Mecklen- Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II Grand Duchess Auguste Demmler submits his request for resignation. 1981 burg-Western Pomerania (1812–1883, reigned from 1842–1883). (1822–1862) was the first wife of 1651 The college of education leaves designates the Castle Painting by Franz Krüger in the Throne Friedrich Franz II. Painting by Friedrich Devastating fire in the 1857 the Castle. as its seat. Room, 1854. Kaulbach in the Throne Room, 1856. town of Schwerin. Inauguration of the new Castle on 26 May.