8 ▁by ▁Ulrich , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Me ck len burg , ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁a ▁medieval ▁castle . ▁Francis cus ▁P ahr ▁was ▁the ▁master ▁builder ▁who ▁constructed ▁the ▁additional ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁wings ▁in ▁a ▁fusion ▁of ▁Italian , ▁French , ▁and ▁German ▁architect ural ▁styles , ▁unique ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 7 , ▁Gustav ▁Adolf , ▁the ▁last ▁Duke ▁of ▁G üst row , ▁engaged ▁Charles ▁Philippe ▁Die uss art ▁to ▁ref urb ish ▁parts ▁of ▁his ▁palace ▁in ▁modern ▁style . ▁The ▁Bar o que ▁gate house ▁and ▁the ▁palace ▁bridge ▁were ▁built ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁du cal ▁control , ▁between ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁palace ▁became ▁the ▁farm ▁house ▁of ▁Me ck len burg ▁workers . ▁Further ▁rest oration ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁palace ▁was ▁restored ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁grande ur . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁ ▁G üst row ▁Palace ▁is ▁quadr angular ▁in ▁shape . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁furn iture ▁has ▁been ▁removed ▁to ▁Sch wer in ▁and ▁other ▁places ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Mag dal ena ▁Sy b illa ▁which ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁G üst row ▁line age . ▁In ▁one ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁palace , ▁there ▁are ▁well ▁preserved ▁F lem ish ▁paint ings ; ▁one ▁particular ▁painting ▁is ▁of ▁a ▁Dutch man ▁sm oking . ▁A ▁theatre