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On the left is the lower castle with the Bergfried tower, on the right is the upper castle with the Hausmannsturm tower. Schloss Hessen is a schloss or castle in Hessen , Saxony-Anhalt , Germany. It originated as medieval moated castle before being converted into a Renaissance princely palace in the 16th century.
Braunfels Castle in the morning mist Braunfels Castle (2013) - The octogonal tower on the left is the new keep, while the one on the right is the old keep.. Situated atop a basalt hill, Braunfels Castle (German: Schloss Braunfels) overlooks the spa town of Braunfels in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany.
Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg; ... Hessen Lower Saxony; Main article: Castles in Bremen. Blomendal Castle. Main article: Castles in Hamburg. Bergedorf Castle.
Hessenstein Castle. Hessenstein Castle (German: Burg Hessenstein) is a castle near Ederbringhausen in Vöhl in Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the hill of the Keseberg, 327 m above sea level. It was constructed between 1328 and 1342.
The later Electoral Saxon court counsellor and envoy, Eberhard von der Tann, who introduced the Reformation there in 1534 as regent of the Lordship of Tann, was born in 1495 at Haselstein Castle. The castle was last mentioned in 1512, when Dietrich of Ebersberg was an officer there. At the foot of the castle hill a new district house was built ...
Neuschwanstein, Bavaria's most famous castle. Numerous castles are found in the German state of Bavaria.These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1,000 years, were the setting for historical events, domains of famous personalities, and are still imposing structures to this day.
The Marburger Schloss (or Marburg castle), also known as Landgrafenschloss Marburg, is a castle in Marburg, Hesse, Germany, located on top of Schlossberg (287 m NAP). Built in the 11th century as a fort, it became the first residence of Landgraviate of Hesse . The Marburg Colloquy was held here in 1529.
The middle tract of the castle was mostly destroyed by Allied bombing during World War II. The first reconstruction was made in 1968-1974 by the functionalist architect Paul Friedrich Posenenske . He completely reconstructed the exterior but changed the structure of the interior for its new function as an art museum.