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My academic blog with history, primarily military history as the main theme. Please leave a comment that can be relevant and useful for the topic which you find interesting. I am writing in several languages, including English, depending on the theme and the languages of the sources. At the moment I am working as guide at Batteriet Arholma military museum in Stockholm. For further information please contact me on lauvlad89@gmail.com

tisdag 21 juli 2015

Photo gallery - Bauska Castle and Rundale Palace

Recently I visited the city of Bauska. Among "must do" for a historian or a individueal interested in history are the Bauska Castle and Rundale Palace. Click on the links for more information. 



Monument from the "Independence war" during 1918-1920 with aftermath of Latvia becoming a independent and sovereign nation-state. 





Monument dedicated to the period when Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union, Nazi-Germany and later forcefully  incorporated into being a part of Soviet Union. 




Monument to Latvian Waffen-SS soldiers that were fighting within the Nazi-German armed forces. Mostly they were being forcefully recruited in order to be used in the fight against the Soviet Red Army.   





Bauska Castle - Originally a castle of the famous medieval   Livonian Order 





























Bauska Old Town - Some bonus photos 
















Friend-cities : Hedemora in Sweden and Rypin in Poland 





 City Hall













And some comparison with the Soviet architecture 









The magnificent Rundale Palace 











 Wolmer von der Gaden - The field commander of the the Polish army during 1630's. 





















Stone Carvings and Iron Works in Latvia 





The Design by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastreli 


















Some things never change 







Astonishing paintings. At the same time many paintings presented within the Palace were drawn by unknown painters. 




The Golden clock 




More beautiful decorations 










Me in one of the reception rooms. 








The Golden chair. 




One more reception room 












Interesting finding. The portrait of Frederick the Great to the left. 







The sleeping chamber - rokoko style 










The dinning chamber 






The "pool" room? 








Garden and park outside of the palace  
































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