Germany · Partial ruin
Münzenberg Castle
Münzenberg Castle is a 12th-century hill castle near the town of Münzenberg in Hesse, Germany. It features two large round bergfrieds and a concentric arrangement of an inner ward (Kernburg) completely surrounded by an outer ward and curtain wall. The site was expanded in multiple phases through the late medieval period and today survives as substantial castle ruins maintained by the State Palaces and Gardens of Hesse.
Its prime
1514
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1514
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a hill, the castle consists of an inner ward (Kernburg) flanked by two tall, round bergfrieds at opposite ends and encircled by a fully closed outer ward and curtain wall. A gate building with a chapel above it gives access through a front gate into an outer bailey and Zwinger; the outer curtain carries a large western battery tower plus four smaller battery towers. Romanesque and later palatial ranges, a kitchen block and raised sections of ring wall complete the silhouette.
Step inside
11 places to explore in 1514.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Münzenberg Castle — including 4 interiors: gate building with chapel above, northern palace (philipp's palace), romanesque palace (palas) and more. 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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See Münzenberg Castle with the fires lit.
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