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Meyerfeldtsches Palace

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The Meyerfeldt Palace in Stralsund is an example of Baroque residential architecture, built in the early 18th century as the seat of government for the Swedish administration in Western Pomerania.

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The palace was constructed between 1726 and 1730 on a plot previously occupied by four gabled houses. These houses were destroyed in 1678 during the siege of Stralsund by the Great Elector. Following the Peace of Frederiksborg in 1720, which returned Stralsund to the Kingdom of Sweden, the city was designated as the new seat of government for Swedish Pomerania. Count Johann August Meyerfeldt, who had served as Swedish Governor-General since 1713, commissioned architect Cornelius Loos to build the palace, funding the costs from his own fortune. In 1730, the building was inaugurated as the Governor-General's official and residential seat. It was the first building in Stralsund to feature a mansard roof. Although Governor-General Axel von Löwen moved his residence to his own palace in 1734, the Meyerfeldt Palace continued to serve as an official residence and hosted numerous high-ranking individuals.

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