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Plau am See post office

Plau am See post office
Old post office The two-storey brick-built historicizing building from the Wilhelminian period with a gabled roof over a heavily decorated cornice, the characteristic gabled risalits on the corner with the portal and the main side, the corner-emphasizing pinnacles, a high plinth storey and the segmental arches above the windows and door was opened as the Imperial Post Office on 1 April 1887. The telegraph office was integrated at the same time. Above the entrance was the imperial coat of arms and a clock. In 1900, the building was extended by two axes to the right. Source: Heidemarie Ruchhöft: Plau am See. Stadtbild-Verlag, Leipzig 1999, ISBN 3-931554-82-1

The old Plau am See post office - Wilhelminian style on the Baltic Sea

The Plau am See post office is one of the most impressive historical monuments in inland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, not far from the Baltic Sea coast. The two-storey brick building in the historicizing Wilhelminian style was opened on 1 April 1887 as the Imperial Post Office and still dominates the townscape of Plau am See to this day.

Architectural features of the Imperial Post Office

The building impresses with its richly decorated cornice, the striking gable risalits at the corner of the building and the corner-emphasizing pinnacles. Segmental arches above the windows and door, a high plinth storey and a pitched roof give the building its representative character. The imperial coat of arms and a clock were originally located above the entrance. At the same time as the opening, a telegraph office was integrated into the building. In 1900, the building was extended by two axes to the right.

Plau am See as an excursion destination in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Plau am See is located in the heart of the Mecklenburg Lake District and is a worthwhile excursion from the Baltic Sea coast. Anyone traveling to the coastal regions around Rostock, Wismar or Fischland-Darß-Zingst will find other historical treasures in the nearby inland areas, such as this remarkable Wilhelminian-style building.