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"Ottheinrichsbau", the Renaissance wing of Heidelberg Castle, built by elector Ottheinrich, 1556-1559. The Palace and the entire town of Heidelberg were destroyed when Louis XIV conquered the left border of the Rhine in 1689.
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"Ottheinrichsbau", the Renaissance wing of Heidelberg Castle, built by elector...

"Ottheinrichsbau", the Renaissance wing of Heidelberg Castle, built by elector Ottheinrich, 1556-1559. The palace and the entire town of Heidelberg were destroyed when Louis XIV conquered the left border of the Rhine in 1689.
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"Ottheinrichsbau", the Renaissance wing of Heidelberg Castle, built by elector...

"House of Charles V" at Zwolle, with a medallion of the Emperor in the gable and a pilaster facade. 1571
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"House of Charles V" at Zwolle, with a medallion of the Emperor in the ga...

Palace and monastery El Escorial, built under King Philipp II.
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Palace and monastery El Escorial, built under King Philipp II.

Crennellated gable of the Fugger House (1543) at Donauwoerth on the Danube River, Bavaria.
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Crennellated gable of the Fugger House (1543) at Donauwoerth on the Danube River...

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was so thoroughly destroyed by the Turks that its location remained unknown until the 1930ies.
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Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was...

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was so thoroughly destroyed by the Turks that its location remained unknown until in the 1930ies. A fountain below the terrace of Visegrad Palace, on the Hungarian Danube.
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Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was...

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was so thoroughly destroyed by the Turks that its location remained unknown until the 1930ies. The Lion-fountain, carried by five crouching lions.
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Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was...

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was so thoroughly destroyed by the Turks that its location remained unknown until the 1930ies. Terrace of the palace.
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Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was...

Chambord Castle, built by French King Francois I. The largest of the Loire castles, Chambord has 440 rooms. It is surrounded by a vast park, a former royal hunting ground.
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Chambord Castle, built by French King Francois I. The largest of the Loire castl...

Chenonceau Castle on the Loire. Built 1513-1521 by Thomas Bohier, Minister of Finance for French King Francois I. Later, Chenonceau became the property of Diane de Poitiers, Mistress of King Henri II the son of Queen Catherine de Medici.
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Chenonceau Castle on the Loire. Built 1513-1521 by Thomas Bohier, Minister of Fi...

Room of King Henri III in Blois. Henri, Duke de Guise, leader of the Catholic League against the Protestants, was assassinated here on December 23, 1588, by gentlemen of the King's Guard, on the King's orders.
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Room of King Henri III in Blois. Henri, Duke de Guise, leader of the Catholic Le...