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Palace and park in Ludwigslust
N 53°19.499', E 11°29.301'
2014-05-17
http://www.stadtludwigslust.de
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City of Ludwigslust is quite young. In 1724 Prince Christian Ludwig, son of the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, decided to build on this site a hunting estate. He called this place Ludwigslust ("Happiness of Ludwig"). Since 1754 this unusual name was made official. In 1765-1837 years Ludwigslust became the capital of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (moved from Schwerin). City began to develop rapidly and in 1772-76 years was built a luxurious palace in the late Baroque style. Palace was surrounded by a large park. Dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin lived in Ludwigslust up to the overthrow of the nobility in 1918. The palace is very photogenic, especially because of the lakes and canals around it.
Palace and park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Palace and park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Palace in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Palace and park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
The park features a large number of lakes and canals. The most impressive is a large cascade in front of the palace.
Cascade in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Palace and park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Cascade in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
To bring the water a 28-kilometer canal was built. The park is pretty big. Even without a visit to the palace, it will take you almost 3 hours to see all the interesting sites if you come by train.
Map of the park in Ludwigslust ©@
Park is interesting first of all because of the large number of different structures. There are fountains, canals, sculpture, church and mausoleums. In one of them buried Elena Pavlovna, a Russian princess, the wife of Friedrich Ludwig, Crown Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After giving birth to two sons she died at the age of 19 years. Her husband is also buried in this mausoleum.
Mausoleum of Duchess Elena Pavlovna in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Palace and park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Palace and park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
In the furthest corner of the park is a beautiful place with 24 fountains.
Park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Squirrel in the park
Park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Interesting lamp
Park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Tea gazebo ©Yuriy Buriak
Park in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Grotto ©Yuriy Buriak
Even before the construction of the palace, in front of it's future place of construction an Imperial Church was built in 1770.
Imperial Church in Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Inside the palace looks not impressive. Right now a reconstruction is being held (2014), so you cannot see any interiors. The Palace Museum is a branch of Schwerin museum. Basically here are represented antique clocks and paintings of people associated with the palace. Among the interesting things I saw scale models of various famous structures of the world. That's unusual, I never saw that somebody from the past had such collection.
Inside the palace of Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Inside the palace of Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
For maintenance of the palace around it grew town and appeared many interesting houses of 18-19 centuries. Many of them located on Palace Street (Schlossstrasse).
Ludwigslust ©Yuriy Buriak
Palace Street in Ludwigslust (Schlossstrasse) ©Yuriy Buriak
Square of Duchess Alexandrine (1803 - 1892) ©Yuriy Buriak
Palace Street in Ludwigslust (Schlossstrasse) ©Yuriy Buriak
Getting there: By train, use bahn.de . Check the map near the train station, you need at least 20 minutes to reach the palace. It is best to go through the center and the Palace street (Schlossstrasse) and return back through the park.
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.40
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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