Ducal Castle, Szczecin

Ducal Castle
General view of the castle
General information
Architectural style	Gothic, Pomeranian mannerism
Town or city	Szczecin
Country	Poland
Coordinates	53°25′34″N 14°33′37″E / 53.42611°N 14.56028°E / 53.42611; 14.56028
Construction started	1346
Completed	1428
Renovated	1958–1980
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Wilhelm Zachariasz Italus (mannerist reconstruction)

The Ducal Castle, also known as the Pomeranian Dukes' Castle,^[a] and Szczecin Castle,^[b] is a renaissance castle in the city of Szczecin, Poland, located at the Castle Hill in the Stare Miasto (Old Town) neighbourhood, near the Oder river. It is built in the gothic and Pomeranian mannerism architectural style. The castle was the seat of the dukes of Pomerania-Stettin of the House of Pomerania, who ruled the Duchy of Pomerania from 1121 to 1637. The building history originates in 1346, when Duke Barnim III began the construction of the ducal housing complex, and continues to 1428, when, under the rule of Casimir V, it was expanded, forming the castle. Currently, it is one of the largest cultural centres in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
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