Pope Manor-house ensemble

One of the oldest buildings at the Pope Estate is the old hunting castle that was built in 1653.

The mansion was built in 1608 or 1620. The Neo-Gothic porch was added in 1840. The interiors of the mansion have been preserved since the 18th century and the 3rd quarter of the 19th century, including wood panelling, original decorated ceilings, a front door in the style of Classicism, and a Rococo stove.    

Visitors will be delighted about the aromatic garden of phloxes, as well as the impressive oak trees. Worth a look is the hillock behind the main building of the estate, near which there used to be a narrow-gauge railroad (the Pope Station).  The other buildings cover a fairly extensive territory, and so it is worth spending a few hours to tour the village of Pope.

The Pope Estate and its park are among the best-preserved estates in the area.  Since March 1941, it has housed a school.  Most of the trees in the park are common, but there are a few rare ones.
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Baroque style architectural monument of European significance built in XVII century, former hunting castle, used for filming famous eating episode of Latvian movie “Velna kalpi” (Devil’s servants). Nowadays manor-house is used for Pope Elementary school’s needs. Premises hold exposition about the history of manor-house.

Manor-house’s park is a home of the most gorgeous beech of Latvia (circuit is 3 m), howling oak (circuit is 6 m), yews and chestnut tree with edible chestnuts. In 1996 manor-house’s complex has been nominated the architectural monument of European significance.
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