Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Schwerin, Germany

The Victory Column on the Old Garden in Schwerin is a "monument to the Mecklenburgers who remained in the war of 1870/71". On the column stands the allegorical figure Megalopolis, which personifies the state of Mecklenburg. The complex is an important historical monument of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and as such is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Siegessäule (Schwerin) (DE)

The Staatliches Museum Schwerin is an art gallery and museum in Schwerin in Germany. It was established by Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1882 its historicist Haupthaus as the Staatsgalerie next to the Staatstheater. Its other locations are opposite the Schweriner Schloss and in the former residences at Schloss Güstrow and Schloss Ludwigslust.

Wikipedia: Staatliches Museum Schwerin (EN), Website, Opening Hours

Die Schlossbrücke Schwerin ist eine 48 Meter lange, bogenförmige Brücke, die nördliche der beiden Wasserverbindungen zwischen dem Schweriner See und dem Burgsee überspannt und das Schweriner Schloss auf der Schlossinsel mit der Stadt Schwerin verbindet.

Wikipedia: Schlossbrücke (Schwerin) (DE)

The castle church in Schwerin Castle is today the church of a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in northern Germany. It combines building elements from the Renaissance and Neo-Gothic periods.

Wikipedia: Schlosskirche (Schwerin) (DE), Website

The equestrian monument to Friedrich Franz II in Schwerin was inaugurated in 1893 in the Neo-Baroque style according to designs by the sculptor Ludwig Brunow. It is located in Schwerin's castle garden very close to the castle and has thus been part of the Schwerin UNESCO World Heritage Residence Ensemble since 2024.

Wikipedia: Reiterdenkmal Friedrich Franz II. (DE)