Stock Photo - 12 June 2020, Brandenburg, Groß Rietz: Percy Bongers, owner of the castle Groß Rietz, stands in an old barn. ""I am not the lord of the castle, but art,"" says Percy Bongers. His love for the baroque castle Groß Rietz (Oder-Spree) began ten years ago, when the manor house, which was built around 1700 and is a listed building, was still a large construction site. The Brandenburgische Schlösser GmbH had taken over the property with its pink and white façade from the municipality in the mid-1990s to save it from further decay. More than five million euros flowed into the restoration in accordance with the preservation order. At the same time, a new user was sought for the 1,100 square meters. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB. - Groß Rietz/Brandenburg/Germany