Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Schwerin, Germany

Georg Adolph Demmler, also known as Georg Adolf Demmler, was a German architect, socialist and politician, first of the left-liberal South German People's Party (DtVP) and later of the Socialist Workers' Party of Germany (SAP). As an architect, he created many buildings that continue to shape Schwerin's cityscape to this day. Some are listed as historical monuments.

Wikipedia: Georg Adolf Demmler (DE)

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

Wikipedia: Kollegiengebäude I (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 of Megalopolis, who personifies the state of Mecklenburg. The complex is an important historical monument of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and as such is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Siegessäule (Schwerin) (DE)

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

Wikipedia: Altes Palais (Schwerin) (DE)

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

Wikipedia: Schweriner Marstall (DE), 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 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 Castle Island with the city of Schwerin.

Wikipedia: Schlossbrücke (Schwerin) (DE)

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

Wikipedia: Schlosskirche (Schwerin) (DE)

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.

Wikipedia: Reiterdenkmal Friedrich Franz II. (DE)

The Schwerin grinding mill is an 18th-century grinding mill driven by an undershot water wheel for processing stones in Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In 1985, after the closure of the mill, the mill was converted into a museum. The building is a technical cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Schleifmühle Schwerin (DE), Website