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Suntazi Manor Castle

Suntazi Manor Castle

Suntaži Manor (Latvian: Suntažu muižas pils; German: Schloß Sunzel) is a manor house in the historical region of Vidzeme, northern Latvia. Originally built as a one-story structure near the end of the 18th century, it was enlarged during the 19th century. Severely damaged by fire in 1905, it was restored in 1909. Though the building housed the Suntaži primary school after 1920, it has housed the Suntaži secondary school since 1952.
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Suntaži Rural Territory, Ogre Municipality
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The manor house was built during 1780–1782. In the middle of the 19th century it was modernised, adding to it neo-Gothic style. The manor had been destroyed and rebuilt for several times. After being destroyed in 1905, the manor was rebuilt by its last owner, Baron von Hanenfeld (buried in Suntaži Cemetery). Since 1920, the manor is a home for a school. An exhibition on the history of Suntaži Rural Territory and the school is open to the visitors of the museum. Visitors can also climb up the palace tower and enjoy the scenery. Suntaži Palace and the manor complex are architectural monuments of local importance.
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It was built at the end of the 18th century and in its origins it was 1-floor structure. The quadrilateral towers with Neo-Gothic ragged tops wer built at the both sides of the old structure following the new influences of style revival Historicism age in the middle of the 19th century. The newbuilt pediment and verandah also had same semigothic decorative forms. The manor-house burned down at the time of revolutionary unrests of 1905. The last proprietor Baron von Hanefeld renovated it in 1909. The planning was reshaped and nothing has preserved of original Neo-style decorative interior finish except ricly colored tile stove (in the hall) dated with the middle of the 19th century
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