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Rundale Palace

Rundale Palace is a baroque palace originally built for the Dukes of Courland. The palace was built in two periods, from 1736 until 1740 and from 1764 until 1768. It was used as a hospital for Napoleon's army during the French invasion of Russia in 1812, then suffered serious damage in 1919 during the Latvian War of Independence. In 1920, parts Rundāle Palace were restored to accommodate a local school as well as flats for Latvian military veterans. It became a museum in 1963 where restoration work has been going on ever since.
Rundale Palace exterior with pond
Rundale Palace exterior with pond		 Approaching Rundale Palace
Approaching Rundale Palace		 Common Swifts overhead
Common Swifts overhead		 Swifts were seen going into the roof to attend their nests
Swifts were seen going into the roof to attend their nests		 Exterior of Rundale Palace
Exterior of Rundale Palace
Wester House-Martin Nest
Wester House-Martin Nest		 Coat of Arms on the building
Coat of Arms on the building		 Rook
Rook		 Stone Bridge over the water channel
Stone Bridge over the water channel		 Water Channel - if it had been sunnier I may have seen more than two odonates!
Water Channel - if it had been sunnier I may have seen more than two odonates!
White Stork Nest outside the palace
White Stork Nest outside the palace		 White Stork adult keeping watch nearby
White Stork adult keeping watch nearby		 Adult White Storks at the nest
Adult White Storks at the nest		 Eurasian Linnet
Eurasian Linnet		 Interior Hallway
Interior Hallway
The Green Room with Fireplace
The Green Room with Fireplace		 Ceiling Detail of the Ballroom
Ceiling Detail of the Ballroom		 Wall Detail of the Ballroom
Wall Detail of the Ballroom		 Vase Collection in Rundale Palace
Vase Collection in Rundale Palace		 Side Table in the Palace
Side Table in the Palace
Ceiling Detail - stork nest
Ceiling Detail - stork nest		 Ceiling Detail - cherubs
Ceiling Detail - cherubs		 Book Collection in the Library
Book Collection in the Library		 The Rose Room
The Rose Room		 Bedchamber
Bedchamber
The Blue Room
The Blue Room		 Ceiling Detail in the Blue Room
Ceiling Detail in the Blue Room		 Basement level of the palace
Basement level of the palace		 French Garden
French Garden		 French Garden
French Garden
French Garden
French Garden		 In the Gardens
In the Gardens		 Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer		 Exterior of Rundale from the Gardens
Exterior of Rundale from the Gardens		 Exterior of Rundale from the Gardens
Exterior of Rundale from the Gardens
Rook
Rook		 Rook
Rook		 Exterior of the Palace from the garden
Exterior of the Palace from the garden		 Bridge over the water channel
Bridge over the water channel

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