# Schweriner Schloss

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Schweriner Schloss rises on an island in Lake Schwerin, within Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Nineteenth-century towers and ornate façades create a historicist palace shaped by French Renaissance castles.

Its story reaches back to 973, when the Obotrites established a fort here. Germanic nobles led by Henry the Lion attacked it in 1160, while later dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg developed the stronghold into a residence. Duke John Albert I introduced Renaissance changes, before Gottfried Semper and Friedrich August Stüler guided the nineteenth-century reconstruction. Today, the building houses the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament and a museum, while cultural events animate its rooms.

In 2023, Schweriner Schloss joined the UNESCO World Heritage List. Petermännchen, a ghost in seventeenth-century clothing, is said to wander through the halls.

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## Photos

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- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_SchwerinerSchloss_67ea741a5015e576396365f5_2.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SchlossSchwerin1900.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_SchwerinerSchloss_67ea741a5015e576396365f5_3.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:15-06-06-Schloßkirche-Schwerin-RalfR-N3S_7423_4_5-.jpg)
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