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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #150 on: July 30, 2010, 04:10:49 PM »



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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #151 on: July 30, 2010, 04:19:21 PM »
the back of the castle








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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #152 on: July 30, 2010, 04:28:49 PM »
the back of the castle






I WILL ALSO POST SOME PICTURES OF THE INTERIORS OF THE CASTLE BUT I DON`T HAVE A SCANNER SO PLEASE BE PATIENT

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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #153 on: July 30, 2010, 05:04:50 PM »
Thanks Violetta! Great pics!

yes, the Scwerin Castle is absolutely one of the most attractive anywhere. CP Cecilie speaks so fondly of it in her memoirs; when her family would go to the Italian riviera for long summer vacations, she yearned to get back to the castle and the hardwood forests and lakes in the area.

One of the most special aspects is the setting surrounded by water and the causeway entrance. Very, very fairytale-like.
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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #154 on: July 31, 2010, 06:35:16 AM »
This has all the appearance of being a 19th Century fantasy castle, have anything older survived? It does look most impressive, and evidently deserves to be better known; unfortunate perhaps that it was in the DDR, unlike the Bavarian equivalents.

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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #155 on: July 31, 2010, 12:04:45 PM »
yes, the structure was a wonderful collaboration among some of the best architects and artisans from Berlin, Schwerin, and Saxony in the early 19th century. The castle was built on the historic site of the former ducal residences.
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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #156 on: August 02, 2010, 12:12:02 AM »
I wonder why Anastasia disliked living there so much ?

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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #157 on: August 02, 2010, 10:41:07 AM »
She disliked not being in Russia and she disliked her husband. The castle was not enough to overcome her general dislike of her life.
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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #158 on: August 02, 2010, 07:22:40 PM »
Were her appartments there open ?

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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #159 on: August 04, 2010, 04:00:44 PM »
She disliked not being in Russia and she disliked her husband. The castle was not enough to overcome her general dislike of her life.


I read somewhere that Anastasia Mikhailovna DIDN`T LOVE her husband but cosidered him to be her best friend

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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #160 on: August 04, 2010, 04:26:33 PM »
He lived a troubled life that AM did not seem to be very wiling or able to help reconcile. His death was by most views and accounts a suicide. I think it is fair to say his wife did not like him and resented the role she had to play for his position.
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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #161 on: August 04, 2010, 04:34:12 PM »
AM didn`t like germany and the duchy o mecklenburg-schwerin and spent her time in france or italy.after the death of her husband when she was no longer a grand duchess she felt free to live wherever she wanted.i read that wilhelm 2 wasn`t willing to invite her to berli due to her attitude to the thigs german.she came to berlin only twice:to cecilie`s wedding and baptizing of her first grandchild

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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #162 on: August 04, 2010, 08:45:07 PM »
that is correct. AM was a 'fish out of water' in schwerin and made very little attempt to disquise her feelings for the place or the man she was married to.
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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #163 on: September 11, 2010, 10:40:49 AM »
I was in Schwerin last week. I took some pictures of the beautiful Schwerin castle. This is one of the most beatiful buildings I`ve ever seen!!! I immedaitely fell i love with it.As soon as I saw it I became breathless.As simple as that. I`m posting some pictures from my visit,some of the pictures are almost identical but i can`t help posting them.I will post more pictures step by step.



Did you have a chance of tour inside the castle? Is it open for visitors?

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Re: Mecklenburg-Schwerin
« Reply #164 on: September 11, 2010, 02:26:47 PM »
Love to know if I were to visit. I don't think Anastasia hated him, but he most certainly loved her.