Listening to Robin's introduction, Qu Lihua could imagine that these nobles lived a very comfortable life.

"It's so comfortable to live in such a castle, the castle is beautiful, rich, and can hold a big ball, and the upper class can socialize, wear fancy clothes, talk and laugh, it's so comfortable!"

Robin smiled, "Yes, these nobles are indeed very comfortable, let's take a look around now!"

When Qu Lihua saw some tile products, she asked Robin curiously what this is?

Robin said: "The terracotta tiles were made in a workshop in Lübeck, and a few years later Johann Albrecht ordered the construction of the new court chapel, the first Protestant church in Mecklenburg, which was at right angles to the new longhouse. ”

"The church was built between 1560 and 1563, its foundations are rectangular with a raised platform on the long and short sides, the layout is based on the court churches of Torgau and Dresden, and the frame of the main door is made of sandstone, in the style of the early Venetian Renaissance. ”

"It faces the inner courtyard, and the sculpture on the door is of Jesus carrying the cross, which was made by a stonemason in Dresden, and it is very vivid and vivid, with plaster sculptures of Bible content in the window box of the northern platform. ”

"European sculptures are really very well carved, these stonemasons have a deep foundation, and many famous sculptures have left a deep impression on everyone. ”

Although the palace was located on an island, it still needed to be defended, so in the mid-16th century blockhouses were set up on the northwest, southeast and west sides of the palace, which were later remodeled but still preserved today. ”

Head Xia Yuxiang said: "It's not easy to go through such a long time of tempering, and it can still be preserved!"

Robin nodded, "Yes, it's not easy, many of them have been restored, and the descendants have been restored in order to commemorate this characteristic attraction, and the ancient buildings have been damaged by wind and rain, and some have also experienced wars and have been damaged, but they have been restored and left!"

Night View Before the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War, there was a design to transform Schwerin Castle into a Dutch Renaissance palace, and this renovation began in 1617, but due to the war was forced to stop, from 1635 to 1643, according to the old plan, the two buildings above the palace kitchen and the church were increased by the number of floors, and the surface was rebuilt in the Dutch Renaissance style.

In the 18th century, a trussed building was built on the west side of the church mound, in which the Duke's painting collection was housed, and a pavilion was built on the bunker in the northeast corner, and in 1764 Friedrich II moved the Duke's court to Ludwig Lust.

Meng Wenjie and Qu Lihua are still deeply touched when they stand here, they have experienced many years here, many kings or nobles have built their luxurious castles and palaces, and they have lived an enviable life here, experienced a lot of things, and the years have also left their mark.

Robin said, "Georg Adolf Damler, architect, decided to turn it into a museum when Mecklenburg moved the capital to Schwerin in 1837, and the Duke felt that the buildings and outbuildings built in different styles from different periods were not suitable for the needs of his court. ”

"At that time, the old garden, a new palace was built, but just a few months after the start of construction, the Grand Duke died, which he did not expect, and it was also greatly unexpected by people, and when the news came, everyone was shocked and regretted. ”

His 19-year-old son and heir, Friedrich Franz II, decided not to continue with the construction of the new palace, so the palace was suspended, and the new Grand Duke decided to renovate the historical buildings on the island. ”

"So the fate of a building really depends on the awakening of the king, if the previous generation of kings decided to build, but before it was completed, they died, the next generation of kings, because of lack of money, or people objected, maybe they will stop building, no longer build, and it will change the fate of the building, and some will be changed to museums, and the scale of museums is not as large as the original design of castles and palaces, and it is more brilliant. ”

At first the Grand Duke wanted to renovate all the buildings, but at the persuasion of the architect Georges Adolf Dammler he decided to keep the four palaces of the 16th and 17th centuries facing the lake, and another request of the Duke was to make the place where the road leading from the city to the palace more majestic was to show his power. ”

"People like to show off themselves, building such a building, can also show their identity and status, only rich people, can build a big house, which requires strong financial resources!"

This entrance and central axis have been greatly improved in the past by the construction of a series of new buildings, which Dammüller felt should not follow the old architectural format.

His plans for a Windsor Castle-style renovation were rejected. So another architect was invited to do another design, and his design received many praises, but it was not adopted.

At the same time, Damümler also signed a new design, and after a long period of investigation, especially in France, he submitted the last design, which was combined with the design of a second architect, but at the same time a completely new design, which was based on the French Renaissance palaces, especially the Château de Chambord.

The renovation of Schwerin Castle is the most important work of Damler, who was born in Berlin in 1804 and grew up in Güstrow before studying at the Berlin School of Architecture, where he got his first job in 1823.

At the promotion of his teacher Carl Friedrich Schinkel, in 1825 he was given the responsibility for the construction of the Strasse leading to Schwerin Castle, which he designed mainly for him.

He was later given many other jobs, including the renovation of urban buildings, and at a time when Schwerin was growing rapidly.

Damler's successor greatly changed the design of the façade of the palace, adding sculptures and Niklot.

He also added an ornate vault to the top of the building, and Dammler had intended to hang lamps on the roof, and most of the sculptures and interiors were made in workshops in Schwerin or Berlin.

In May 1857, the palace was officially renovated and Friedrich von Frogto wrote an opera about Johann Albrecht I.

A fire in December 1913 destroyed a third of the building, the lake wing of the castle was completely destroyed, the upper floor of the south-facing garden wing of the palace was destroyed, and the ornate Golden Hall and the main staircase were completely destroyed, replaced by a red marble staircase between 1926 and 1931.

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