Pope Palace

Pope Palace (Latvian: Popes muižas pils) is a palace in Pope parish, an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality in the historical region of Courland, in western Latvia. It was originally built in 1653 for the von Behr family, but was extensively remodeled in 1720 and 1840. Since 1920 the building has housed the Pope primary school.[1]

This article is about the palace in Pope parish, Latvia. For the palace of the head of the Roman Catholic Church, see Apostolic Palace.
Pope Palace
Pope Palace is located in Latvia
Pope Palace
Pope Palace
General information
LocationPope Parish, Ventspils Municipality, Courland
Country Latvia
Coordinates57°24′19″N 21°51′25″E
Construction started1653
Completed1840
Clientvon Behr

See also

References
  1. Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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