Marksburg Castle Germany 3 bw
by Rudi Prott
Title
Marksburg Castle Germany 3 bw
Artist
Rudi Prott
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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The Marksburg is a castle above the town of Braubach in Rhineland-Palatinate Germany. It is one of the principal sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley. The fortress was built around the year 1117 and used for protection rather than as a residence for royal families. It has a striking example of a bergfried designed as a butter-churn tower. Of the 40 hill castles between Bingen and Koblenz the Marksburg was one of only two which had never been destroyed and at least the only one that had never fallen into disrepair.
Copyright by Rudi Prott.
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October 1st, 2022
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