The House of Griffin dukes and the Duchy of Pomerania
Beginnings of the duke’s seat in Szczecin (12th-13th centuries)
Buildings on the Castle Hill in the reign of Duke Barnim III (mid-14th century)
Continuation of the construction of the “Big House” in the reign of Duke Bogislaw X (at the turn of the 15th century)
Expansion of the castle in the 16th century in the reign of Duke Barnim XI (2nd and 3rd quarter of the 16th century)
Renaissance reconstruction in the reign of John Frederic
Further extension of the castle from the beginning of the 17th century in the reign of Philip II and Francis I (early 16th century)
The castle under the rule of Sweden (1637-1720)
Transformations of the castle in Prussian and German times (1720-1945)
Destruction of the castle at the end of World War II
Reconstruction of the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle after World War II
Modernization of the castle in the years 2014-2015
