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Etschl Fortress. First mentioned in 1141. Foundation of the Counts of Vintschgau who called themselves after their fortress.
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Etschl Fortress. First mentioned in 1141....

Etschl Fortress. First mentioned in 1141. Foundation of the Counts of Vintschgau who called themselves after their fortress.
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Etschl Fortress. First mentioned in 1141....

Kufstein Castle, Tyrol, first mentioned in 1205, became Austrian under Maximilian I in 1505. Present state from 1675-1740, 1703-1704, 1805-1814.
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Kufstein Castle, Tyrol, first mentioned in 1205, became Austrian under Ma...

Alte Hofburg Castle, Munich, Germany Built by Heinrich the Lion, 1158, enlarged in 1253 when it became residence of the Dukes of Bavaria until 16th
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Alte Hofburg Castle, Munich, Germany Built by Heinrich the Li...

Plassenburg Castle, Renaissance Court. Built in the 12th c. by the Hohenzollern Dynasty. the Hohenzollern since 1340. Present state 16th.
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Plassenburg Castle, Renaissance Court. Built in the 12th c. by...

Wimpfen Castle on the Neckar River (ca 1200) Built as the Imperial Palace by the Hohenstaufen.
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Wimpfen Castle on the Neckar River (ca 1200) Built as the Imperial Pa...

Mespelbrunn Castle, Spessart.. Germany
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Mespelbrunn Castle, Spessart.. Germany

The "Beautiful Courtyard" of Plassenburg-Castle, Kulmbach, Bavaria. Reliefs by local stone-mason Daniel Engelhardt, 1563 See also 14-02-02/70
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The "Beautiful Courtyard" of Plassenburg-Castle, Kulmbach, Bavaria. Relie...

Nuernberg castle: Living room used by Emperor Friedrich III (1415-1493), with huge double-headed imperial eagle covering the entire ceiling.
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Nuernberg castle: Living room used by Emperor Friedrich III (1415-1493...

Great Hall of the palace of the wealthy Fugger- family in Kirchheim an der Mindel, Bavaria. The hall is 30 m long, 12 m wide and 10 m high; the ceiling is carved of cedar wood from Lebanon, wood which is iimmune to vermin and insects. 1578-1585
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Great Hall of the palace of the wealthy Fugger- family in Kirchheim an der Mind...

Cedar-wood ceiling in Fugger-Castle, Kirchheim an der Mindel,Germany. The ceiling is 30 x 10 m large, the woodcarving 2 m deep. Carved by Wendel Dietrich, master carpenter in Augsburg. Cedar wood was chosen because it repels insects. 1578-1585
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Cedar-wood ceiling in Fugger-Castle, Kirchheim an der Mindel,Germany. The ceili...

Herberstein castle,Herberstein, Styria. "Florentinerhof"-Florentine courtyard, 1680, latest addition to a gothic castle begun 1230.
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Herberstein castle,Herberstein, Styria. "Florentinerhof"-Florent...