Kriegsschule Anklam, Military educational complex in Anklam, Germany.
Kriegsschule Anklam is an architectural complex with three separate four-story wings organized along 27 window axes. The facade is constructed from yellow clinker bricks and features decorated cornices throughout, giving the structure its distinctive appearance.
Built in 1871 according to Friedrich August Stüler's designs, this complex was one of ten royal Prussian military schools for officer training. During the 20th century it served different purposes before remaining vacant for an extended period after 1990.
The building displays the craftsmanship of Prussian military architecture through its yellow clinker bricks and decorated cornices, which continue to shape the town's appearance. This material choice and design were typical for military structures of that era and reflect the standards applied to officer training facilities.
The building has stood empty since the mid-1990s and fell into disrepair. In 2019 an investor bought it for a symbolic euro, and conversion into around 70 apartments, or possibly a senior centre, was planned. The site is a listed monument on Friedländer Landstraße 3, so expect building work and no interior access.
The building was designed by Friedrich August Stüler, the Berlin architect who also planned the village church and castle at Basedow, Schloss Broock and the St. Peter's Church in Altentreptow. He died in 1865, so the school was realised in 1870/71 from his plans. Next to it stood the Anklam Wehrmacht prison, built in 1940.
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