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The Arsenal at Pfaffenteich, Schwerin

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The Arsenal at Pfaffenteich, Schwerin

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The Arsenal at Pfaffenteich, Schwerin

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    1. Pfaffenteich – Paulskirche Schwerin loop from Friedrichsthal

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    2. St. Paul's Church, Schwerin – Pfaffenteich loop from Lankow

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    3. Pfaffenteich – Ziegelsee (Inner Lake), Schwerin loop from Schwerin Mitte

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    December 19, 2021

    No other building characterizes the face around the Pfaffenteich like the extensive arsenal. Many Schwerin residents only knew the former grand ducal armory with its white exterior paint. But then an old painting was found in the treasure chambers of the State Museum, which showed the Tudor-style building in a soft orange - or rather a very strong ochre? The monument conservationists pricked up their ears. Was this what the arsenal looked like in the original? Or was it just the late evening sun in the realist painting that bathed the facade in this warm color? This case was never fully clarified. But what the heck: now the arsenal of court architect Demmler looks like it used to. Maybe.

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      August 21, 2023

      When the residence was moved back from Ludwigslust to Schwerin in 1837, the need for representative and functionally located barracks and storage for military technology and equipment arose. Georg Adolph Demmler led the construction of the arsenal and created a building in the style of Florentine palace architecture. It comprises two courtyards that are visually connected by a central projection with a tower structure and includes the military hospital on Wismarschen Strasse, which was built in 1828.

      Over time, the building took on various functions. Until 1865, parts of the Grenadier Battalion were housed there; after the Second World War, it served as refugee accommodation and then various police institutions.

      Since October 1990, the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior has been located in the arsenal. During renovation and reconstruction work between 1991 and 2005, the building was given a reddish coat of paint after restoration work.

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        October 29, 2022

        The grand ducal armory, or arsenal, was built between 1840 and 1844 to plans by court architect Georg Adolf Demmler and is now home to the country's Ministry of the Interior.

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          May 7, 2023

          A beautiful old building

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            November 16, 2022

            The old arsenal, which now houses the Ministry of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, is a pretty building and a great photo opportunity. It is located on a large basin, the Pfaffenteich, in the center of Schwerin.

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              June 14, 2022

              Very impressive, representative building.,

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                October 27, 2022

                The grand ducal armory, or arsenal, was built between 1840 and 1844 to plans by court architect Georg Adolf Demmler and is now home to the country's Ministry of the Interior

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                  October 12, 2022

                  If you can't do anything, you're in the right place here 🫣

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