Schwerin Castle, Palace and museum on Lake Schwerin island, Germany
Description
Schwerin Castle is a palace on an island in Lake Schwerin in Germany. The building has five architecturally different wings with over 900 rooms that contain marquetry floors, carved decorations, and gilded details.
History
The current palace was built between 1845 and 1857 as the residence of the Mecklenburg dukes and grand dukes. After the monarchy ended, it was converted into a museum and parliament seat.
Culture
The building serves both as the regional parliament and a public museum, so visitors walk through formal halls where political decisions are made in the same rooms. The name comes from the Slavic settlement Zuarin that once stood here.
Practical
Tours take visitors through the throne room with marble columns, the portrait gallery, and the garden grounds. Access to the island is by bridges from the shore.
Did you know?
The architects drew inspiration from French Renaissance châteaux like Chambord and adapted their forms to this northern German site. The island itself has carried fortifications since the 10th century.
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