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Schwerin’s Castle Sings Again
Ever wondered how a fair-tale palace is forged out of scaffolds, storms and stubborn dreams? 🌟

In this cinematic story-reading we travel back to 1845, when young roofer Johann Demmler helped his famous uncle transform a crumbling island stronghold into the glittering “Neuschwanstein of the North.” Listen for misty lakes, ringing bells and—yes—the whispered "song of the golden shingles".

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📌 What you’ll hear

Slavic legends & Henry the Lion – Schwerin’s first thousand years in a heartbeat
Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II’s vision – importing Italian terracotta & German genius
Gales, fires, a midnight rescue – why every stone carries a scar
The first tower bell (1851) – when bronze and water learned to duet
A palace reborn (1857) – Europe’s newspapers gasp at a northern fairy tale

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📚 Further reading

Staatliches Museum Schwerin – “Das Schloss im Wandel”
Landesbibliothek MV – Demmler’s original blueprints (digitised)
UNESCO Dossier 2024 – “Residence Ensemble Schwerin”

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