Schloss Meseberg, Baroque château in Gransee, Germany

Schloss Meseberg is a Baroque palace built from 1736 to 1739 in Meseberg, a village of 150 inhabitants on the eastern tip of the Huwenowsee. Its courtyard façade carries a cartouche with the initials "HvW" for Hermann von Wartensleben. The building has Ionic half-columns and a high mansard roof; the architect is unknown but linked to Philipp Gerlach's circle.

Built in 1739 for the Wartensleben family, the château replaced an earlier structure that burned down on the same location. Since then, it has remained an important landmark and eventually became the site of state receptions and government functions.

Since 2007 the palace has been the Federal Government's guest house, leased from the Messerschmitt Foundation for a symbolic one euro a year; the cabinet holds its retreat here. Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron issued the 2018 Meseberg Declaration on European integration from this house. The basement, once the kitchen of the local agricultural cooperative, now holds the chancellor's wine bar with 30 seats.

The château is located around 65 kilometers north of Berlin and can be reached by car via the B96 highway from the capital. Access is restricted since it functions as a government guest house, so advance planning and special permission are necessary for visits.

A wine bar in the basement can accommodate about 30 people and was originally designed as a kitchen. This conversion shows how the château's historic spaces have been adapted over time for different purposes.