Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Schwerin, Germany

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 Schwerin Castle Bridge is a 48-metre-long, arch-shaped bridge that spans the northern of the two water connections between Lake Schwerin and Lake Burgsee and connects Schwerin Castle on the castle island with the city of Schwerin.

Wikipedia: Schlossbrücke (Schwerin) (DE)

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 Collegiate Building I is a representative, listed building in Schwerin's old town. The building is located at Schloßstraße (Schwerin) 2/4 and is adjacent to the Old Garden. Today it is the seat of the State Chancellery of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Wikipedia: Kollegiengebäude I (Schwerin) (DE)

The Old Palace in Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, is a half-timbered building on the Old Garden. The building, which was once used as a ducal residence, is now the seat of the state parliament administration. It is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Altes Palais (Schwerin) (DE)

The Provost's Church of St. Anna in Schwerin is the mother church of all Catholic churches in Mecklenburg and was for a time the seat of an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hamburg in his function as episcopal vicar in Mecklenburg.

Wikipedia: Propsteikirche St. Anna (DE)

The half-timbered house Buschstraße 15, also known as the Zettler House, in Schwerin, district Altstadt, Buschstraße, corner 3. Today (2020) there is a shop in the house.

Wikipedia: Fachwerkhaus Buschstraße 15 (DE)

The market in Schwerin is a rectangular historic market square in Schwerin's old town, whose history dates back to the founding of the city in 1160. To distinguish it from the Schelfmarkt of the Neustadt (Schelfe), which was independent until 1832, it is also known as the Old Town Market. It is located south of the cathedral. Four of the buildings surrounding the square are listed buildings.

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The Mecklenburg State Theatre is the principal theatre of Schwerin in Germany. Its main theatre seats 650 people and is used for the performance of plays, opera, musical theatre and ballet. Designed by Georg Daniel, the present building was built between 1883 and 1886 after the previous court theatre had been destroyed by fire in 1882. It was inaugurated on 3 October 1886 with a performance of Gluck's Iphigénie en Aulide with Marie Wittich in the title role. The complex also includes the State Museum in Schwerin and a 240-seat concert hall, now used for performances of chamber works.

Wikipedia: Mecklenburg State Theatre (EN), Website

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.

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The Marstall of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state capital Schwerin is located on a small headland, the former Wadewiesen, today Marstall Peninsula, on the western shore of Schwerin's inner lake on Werderstraße. The area was integrated into the grounds of the Federal Garden Show 2009 in 2009. Since 1990, the Marstall has housed the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, from 1997 temporarily parts of the Technical State Museum and since 2009 the Ministry of Labour, Equality and Social Affairs.

Wikipedia: Schweriner Marstall (DE), Website