Germany · Ruin
Hohenstaufen Castle
Hohenstaufen Castle is an 11th-century hill castle on Hohenstaufen Mountain in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, that served as the seat of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. It was an important medieval fortress and was destroyed in 1525; its foundations and sections of curtain wall survive as a ruin on the wooded summit. The site is a protected historical monument with archaeological remains and a modern memorial stele.
First raised
1050
Its prime
1200
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1200
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a conical, wooded hill, the castle presented broad, roughly coursed grey-brown stone curtain walls forming low terraces around the summit; surviving masonry consists of large irregular ashlar blocks with visible mortar joints. The photographed sector shows a battered corner of the enceinte beside a gravel access track, backed by dense trees on the slope. At its prime the summit was occupied by continuous stone walls and roofed masonry buildings spread across a leveled terrace, reading as a compact stone-built hilltop fortress.
Step inside
5 places to explore in 1200.
The record describes 5 distinct spots at Hohenstaufen Castle — including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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