Berlischky-Pavillon

The Berlischky Pavilion is a former French Reformed church in Schwedt/Oder, which was built from 1777 according to plans by Georg Wilhelm Berlischky. Today it is used for civil weddings, concerts by the music school and performances by the Uckermärkische Bühnen. The church, commissioned by Margrave Friedrich Heinrich, was part of the baroque development of the Schwedt seat of power. It was consecrated on August 29, 1777. The interior was designed in the Rococo style between 1777 and 1785. In addition to being used as a church for the French Reformed congregation from 1777 to 1908 and from 1945 to 1976, the Schwedt margraves were also buried here. In the early 1990s, their coffins were reburied in Berlin Cathedral. In 1925, the building was handed over to the city by Wilhelm II and served as a memorial hall for those who fell in the First World War. The oval floor plan of the brick building is 15.50 × 10.80 meters, with the main axis oriented parallel to the Schwedter Schlossfreiheit, today's Lindenallee. The roof was covered with shingles. The four symmetrically arranged entrances are framed by risalits. Between the entrances are two high arched windows, each separated by a pilaster strip. In 1984, a fundamental renovation took place, in which the original building was essentially preserved, but the roof was covered with copper sheeting. Since then, the building has borne the name "Berlischky Pavilion" and is used as an event venue.