Germany · Partial ruin
Nanstein Castle
Nanstein Castle is a medieval spur castle of red sandstone above the town of Landstuhl in southwest Germany, originally built in the 12th century and modernized in the early 16th century by Franz von Sickingen. Today it survives as a partially reconstructed ruin after sieges and deliberate slighting in the 17th and 18th centuries.
First raised
1152
Its prime
1520
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1520
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a roughly 15 m high sandstone promontory, the castle reads as compact red-sandstone masonry: a tall, roughly rectangular main tower/keep with a crenellated parapet, an adjacent cylindrical tower to the right, long curtain walls and lower forewalls with arched gateways. Masonry is of warm red and pink sandstone in mixed squared and coursed blocks; prominent large arched openings and a stepped forewall enclose a small courtyard above the town.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1520.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Nanstein Castle — including 1 interior: outer gate / arched passage. 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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