Castles and Palaces

The Baron of Gilsa started to build Rothestein Castle in neo-gothic style in 1891. But even so the English Baron of Knoop completed the building. The...
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Friedrichstein Palace is situated 300 m above sea level on a hilltop surmounting well visibly Altwildungen. The palace replaced a castle, built in the...
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The massive Burg Plesse rises high above the village of Bovenden. First documented in1015, it is recognised as one of the most important mountain...
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With its exposed location in the middle of the charming scenery of the Weser Hills, the castle complex of the porcelainmanufactory Fürstenberg, is an...
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A visit to Hämelschenburg castle takes you into the world of the Renaissance. Jürgen Klencke and his wife Anna von Holle had the water castle built in...
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The baroque palace Philippsruhe was built after the role model of the summer residence Clagny near Paris at the commencement of the 18th century. In...
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Burg Hanstein is a castle fortress ruin of the early Middle Ages and one of the largest such ruins in Central Germany.The fortress was built in the...
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Sababurg fairytale castle of Brothers Grimm's Sleeping Beauty was founded in 1334 by the Archbishop of Mainz under the name of Zappenborgk to protect...
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The Löwenburg castle with its picturesque location in Wilhelmshöhe Berg Park has the outwardly defiant appearance of a medieval knight's...
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The baroque buildings with the monumental castle, statue of Hercules and ornamental water displays was created in the beginning of the 18th century....
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Steinau Palace has been the secondary residence of Earls von Hanau. It has been newly reerected in the 16th / 17th century by enlarging the middle age...
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Burg Trendelburg has experienced changing fortunes as legal seat and official residence since its construction in the High Middle Ages. Damages...
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Waldeck castle presides 200 meter over the beautiful lake Edersee, the landmark of the region.The castel complex origins from the 12th centoury. In...
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Berlepsch Castle is one of the outstanding buildings with historical importance in this region. 650 years ago, the family of Berlepsch set up this...
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