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Hanseatic City of Rostock - A Travel Guide
Ständehaus
Ständehaus
Next to the Steintor (Stone Gate) stands, unmissable due to its size, the Ständehaus. The brick building on Wallstraße was commissioned by the Mecklenburgische Ritterschaft and was intended to serve as the administrative seat of the Landesstände, which consisted of the Ritterschaft (landowning lower nobility, landowning bourgeoisie, and monasteries) and the Landschaft (cities). Unlike in the Prussian regions of the German Empire, Mecklenburg's state system had not evolved beyond that of medieval feudalism until 1918, leading to relative backwardness. It was only after the November Revolution of 1918 that the ständisch system was dissolved.
Details about the Ständehaus
The architect and "Neo-Gothic" specialist Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel from Doberan was commissioned with the planning of the building. Between 1889 and 1893, this imposing structure, which has housed the Rostock Higher Regional Court since 1992, was constructed. The lavish use of decorative motifs and ornaments, as well as patterned walls and glazes, makes this building - stylistically inspired by High and Late Gothic architecture - a magnificent sight. This impression is further enhanced by the numerous turrets, ornate window arches, stylized columns, and four statues of the Dukes of Mecklenburg: Johann Albrecht I, Friedrich Franz II, Georg, and Christian Ludwig II, which are placed at a lofty height.
Four statues of the Dukes of Mecklenburg: Johann Albrecht I, Friedrich Franz II, Georg, and Christian Ludwig II
Inside this protected monument, the inner courtyard with its open staircase and galleries, as well as the paneled session hall, are particularly worth seeing.
On the other side of Wallstraße, parallel to it, lies the Rosengarten (Rose Garden). Until 1868, part of the Wallgraben (moat) was located here; since then, when it was filled in, the park has been green and blooming between the heavily trafficked streets. In addition to a memorial for victims of fascism, erected after World War II, there is a monument dedicated to the African explorer Paul Pogge, who died in Luanda in 1884. The bronze bust was created by Joachim Jastram, a sculptor born in Rostock, in 1995.
Paul-Pogge Monument in the Rosengarten
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