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  • Back side facade
      Back side facade
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  • The estate of Mercendarbe
      The estate of Mercendarbe
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  • Estate of Mercendarbe - the Big hall
      Estate of Mercendarbe - the Big hall
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  • Decorative paintings
      Decorative paintings
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  • Decorative paintings
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Estate of Mercendarbe (Merzendorf)

Estate of Mercendarbe (Merzendorf), Baldone

 Shofja Says:  Estate of Mercendarbe (the german name - Merzendorf) is near Baldone city, in Riga district. Some historical data: The first time the estate of Mercendarbe is mentioned in 1686 when the Duke of Courland Friedrich Kazimir has leased a patrimonial estate of Merzendorf, which... 

Estate of Mercendarbe - 3

Estate of Mercendarbe - 3, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  Back side facade of the estate building. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - old oak trees

Estate of Mercendarbe - old oak trees, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  Near the estate of Mercendarbe are two old oak trees. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - 2

Estate of Mercendarbe - 2, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  The court yard of the estate building. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - 1

Estate of Mercendarbe - 1, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  The end facade of the estate building. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - Karlos von Liven

Estate of Mercendarbe - Karlos von Liven, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  There you can see the portrait of Karlos von Liven (1879. - 1971.) - the last ower of the estate of Mercendarbe from von Liven's. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - hunting trophies

Estate of Mercendarbe - hunting trophies, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  As the estate of Mercendarbe was once a hunting castle for the region's barons - you can find here some hunting trophies. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - decorative paintings - 3

Estate of Mercendarbe - decorative paintings - 3, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  These decorative paintings are in the children's sleeping room. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - decorative paintings - 2

Estate of Mercendarbe - decorative paintings - 2, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  Decorative paintings in the Big hall. Restored in 2000. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - decorative paintings - 1

Estate of Mercendarbe - decorative paintings - 1, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  The decorative paintings in the Big hall. Restored in 2000. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - decorative paintings

Estate of Mercendarbe - decorative paintings, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  These decorative paintings you can see on the room walls in the 1st floor. All decorative paintings were restored in 2002. and 2003. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - entrance doors -1

Estate of Mercendarbe - entrance doors -1, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  There you can see the fragment of the entrance doors - the rococo ornamentation. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - painting in the Big hall

Estate of Mercendarbe - painting in the Big hall, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  As in olden times the estate of Mercendarbe was a hunting castle for the region's barons, the painting at the Big hall shows the sight from the hunting near the Mercendarbe. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - small niches

Estate of Mercendarbe - small niches, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  There are some small niches near the Big hall. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - the Big hall

Estate of Mercendarbe - the Big hall, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  The Big hall of the estate of Mercendarbe is locatde on the first floor. This hall was restored in 2000. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - stairs to the 1st floor

Estate of Mercendarbe - stairs to the 1st floor, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  As i mentioned before - on the first half of 20th century the owner of estate Karlos von Liven has built the first floor. 

Estate of Mercendarbe - entrance doors

Estate of Mercendarbe - entrance doors, Baldone

 Shofja Says:  The entrance doors are dated from 2nd half of 18.century.These doors are restored in 2001. But especially valuable are the door leafs with ferature in style of rococo. 

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