The Mežmuiža Castle, the present Augstkalne Secondary School, is situated on the shallow bank of the mill lake. The castle was built at the end of the 19 th century by the Prince Liven and later managed by the baron Haan, from one side it is enclosed by the old park and from the other side – by the church built in Ketler’s time and by the high trees from the graveyard. The palace is built in Neogothic style and is an architectural and cultural monument of local meaning. Today the castle sends out a strange flawor of romantic tiredness. The gym-hall of the school and the boarding school are built on the foundation of the castle stable.
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Mežmuiža Manor, also called Augstkalne Manor, is a Neo-Gothic style manor house in the historical region of Zemgale, in Latvia.
History
Restored between 1992 and 1994, Mežmuiža Manor dates back to the mid seventies of the 19th century. The first owners were the Lievens.
The main building is located a midst the mills, the gardeners, the maids, and the administrative building, situated a little away from the barns. The manor complex also includes a 12-hectare park with pillars where exotic species are grown, such as balm, the European silver fir, red oak, black and mountain pine. Since 1954, it has housed the Augstkalne secondary school.
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