Can you visit the Brandensteinsches Palais?

The building houses the Schwerin adult education centre and is not set up as a visitor monument.

Where does the name Brandensteinsches Palais come from?

It is named after August Georg von Brandenstein, a minister of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who acquired the building around 1797 and renovated its interior.

Where is the Brandensteinsches Palais located?

It stands in Schwerin, in the historic Schelfstadt district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

How old is the Brandensteinsches Palais?

A first building is said to have stood on the site around 1703, later rebuilt as a late Baroque palace that was given a classicist appearance around the turn of the 19th century.

Brandensteinsches Palais

Schwerin

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Where: Schwerin

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Brandensteinsches Palais stands in Schwerin (Schwerin), in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Brandensteinsches Palais stands in the Schelfstadt, the historic quarter of Schwerin that developed from the 11th century and was incorporated into the city in 1832. This two storey, eleven bay building, originally late Baroque before taking on a classicist appearance, takes its name from August Georg von Brandenstein, a minister of Mecklenburg-Schwerin who bought it around 1797 and renewed its interior. Its monumental facade is now the only surviving example in Schwerin of this type of aristocratic town palace. The building currently houses the city's adult education centre and is not open as a visitor monument in its own right.

What to know

The palace is located in the Schelfstadt district of Schwerin, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The building now houses the Schwerin adult education centre and is not set up for conventional tourist visits.
Much of the original interior was lost through alterations carried out from the late 19th century onward.
The palace is listed as a Baudenkmal in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
No visiting hours or admission fees are currently established for this building.

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Schwerin · Schwerin · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Schwerin, Schwerin

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Can you visit the Brandensteinsches Palais?: The building houses the Schwerin adult education centre and is not set up as a visitor monument.
Where does the name Brandensteinsches Palais come from?: It is named after August Georg von Brandenstein, a minister of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who acquired the building around 1797 and renovated its interior.
Where is the Brandensteinsches Palais located?: It stands in Schwerin, in the historic Schelfstadt district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
How old is the Brandensteinsches Palais?: A first building is said to have stood on the site around 1703, later rebuilt as a late Baroque palace that was given a classicist appearance around the turn of the 19th century.