Editing Güstrow (section)

==Sights==

<span style="white-space: nowrap">There are several</span> notable sights in Güstrow:
* The [[Güstrow Palace]] (or ''Schloss Güstrow'' in German), built in 1589 in [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] style, as a residence for the dukes of [[Duchy of Mecklenburg|Mecklenburg]]. One of the most important works of this era in the Baltic Sea region. Between 1963 and 1981 major restoration work was carried out, and a Renaissance garden was added, modelled after descriptions appearing in old engravings.
* [[Güstrow Cathedral]], a [[Brick Gothic]] cathedral built between 1226 and 1335. Noteworthy are a late Gothic high altar (c. 1500), the tombs of Duke [[Ulrich III of Mecklenburg-Güstrow|Ulrich III]] and his two wives (16th century), and the celebrated ''Schwebende Engel'' ("Hovering Angel"), the most famous work of the expressionist sculptor [[Ernst Barlach]], created in 1926 as a tribute to the victims of World War I.
* St. Mary's church, a [[Brick Gothic]] parish church, partly remodelled in the 19th century
* Ernst Barlach's ''Atelierhaus'' (studio), that exhibits a large collection of his works.
* The town hall, originally built in the 13th century and rebuilt c. 1800 at the central market square.