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The north wing of Schloss Rheydt The east wing of Schloss Rheydt. Schloss Rheydt is a Renaissance palace in Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Over the years the building has been the family seat of various noble families, including the Bylandt-Rheydt dynasty that ruled over Rheydt for over 300 years and gave the palace its present look.
Heiligenberg Castle (German: Schloss Heiligenberg) is a princely castle in renaissance style, situated in Heiligenberg, Linzgau within the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The castle is owned and lived in by the Berk Canpasoglou de Fürstenberg's family, and cannot be visited.
The earliest example of Renaissance architecture in Germany is the Fugger chapel in St. Anne's Church, Augsburg. At that time, Germany was fragmented into numerous principalities, the citizens generally had few rights and armed conflict, especially the religious conflicts of the Protestant Reformation , ensured that large tracts of land ...
The Spandau Citadel (German: Zitadelle Spandau) is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin.
The Renaissance was largely driven by the renewed interest in classical learning, and was also the result of rapid economic development. At the beginning of the 16th century, Germany (referring to the lands contained within the Holy Roman Empire) was one of the most prosperous areas in Europe despite a relatively low level of urbanization compared to Italy or the Netherlands.
The use of such decoration in 16th-century castle construction was unprecedented and is considered a bridge between Dutch architecture and architecture in the Weser region. The art historian Richard Klapheck coined the term "Lippe Renaissance" to describe the features of Horst Castle, which not only inspired this movement but is also regarded ...
Hohenzollern Castle, show castle of the kings of Prussia; Karlsruhe Palace, Karlsruhe, residence of the Grand Dukes of Baden; Ludwigsburg Palace, Ludwigsburg, residence of the Kings of Württemberg; Mannheim Palace, Mannheim, residence of the Electors Palatine; Burg Meersburg, Meersburg, residence of the Prince-Bishops of Constance
The Martinsburg, c. 1675. Originally, the Archbishop of Mainz resided at the cathedral, where there is an old private chapel dating from 1137, but in 1475, when the Chapter re-elected Diether von Isenburg, conditions were imposed: he had to surrender the town of Mainz to the Chapter, and erect a castle in the city.