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Ducal Stables Meiningen

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    October 10, 2023

    The stables were built between 1854 and 1858 in the Neo-Renaissance style by the architects August Wilhelm Döbner (1805–1871) and Friedrich August Stüler (1800–1865) for the Duke of Saxony-Meiningen in the southern neighborhood of the Elisabethenburg residential palace on the edge of the palace park. It was a new plan after the construction of a stable east of the castle, which had begun around 1800, had been interrupted. Only the riding hall remained there until the present, and was used as such until 1978. It has been home to the Meiningen Theater Museum since 1999.

    Until 1918, the stables had the following layout: the western half of the north wing and the adjoining west wing housed the horse stables. The dish room was on the ground floor of the house. The house and stables were connected to an open hall, which provided a connection from the castle to the inner courtyard. The southern ensemble of buildings housed the carriage house and the blacksmith shop in its two wings. Until 1994, municipal construction companies were located in the stables. The complex was renovated between 1996 and 1998.

    Today the Meininger Marstall is used in various ways, including some of the horse stables that are still in operation as such and are the home of the “Marstall” riding club. An eastern part of the stables was separated and converted into the council chamber of the Meiningen city parliament, which can be reached from the now glazed hall.

    Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marstall_(Meiningen)

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