Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz died on July 19, 1810, at Hohenzieritz Palace at the age of 34. Her final burial was to take place in Charlottenburg. The transfer of the beloved Queen Louise was accompanied by popular expressions of sympathy. On the night of July 25-26, 1810, Louise's coffin was laid out on what was then the market square, today's Schinkelplatz, in the town of Gransee, with great public sympathy. Soon after, the citizens of Gransee applied to King Frederick William III for permission to erect a memorial to commemorate this memorable event. The king agreed, but public funds were not approved. Under the leadership of the district administrator of the Ruppin District, Friedrich Christian Ludwig Emil von Zieten, a successful fundraising campaign began, raising 2,000 thalers. Ziethen had contacts with the Royal Prussian Iron Foundry in Berlin, which presumably introduced him to Schinkel. Schinkel's submitted design for a cast-iron monument was approved by the king and inaugurated on October 19, 1811. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luisendenkmal_(Gransee)

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Michael (mimirsbrunnen)

October 20, 2025

The memorial consists of a stone base with a cast-iron sarcophagus, surmounted by a delicate, column-supported cast-iron canopy. Reminiscent of medieval reliquaries, this symbolizes both the queen's strength and delicacy. Lotus flowers are placed at the corners of the sarcophagus, and a gilded crown sits at the top. The inscriptions on the memorial honor her life and capture the emotional response of the people.

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DerWandererMitHut

January 4, 2025

Now we walk through the city, there are information boards everywhere.

We reach Schinkelplatz, in the center is the Luisen monument.

In the spring we were in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at the place where the queen died, the Schinkel monument was erected in memory of the laying in state in Gransee in 1810.

Cranes fly over us.

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