Germany · Restored
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is a toll castle on the small Falkenau island in the Rhine beside Kaub, Germany, first established in 1326/27 to control river traffic. The isolated pentagonal tower with surrounding defensive wall was adapted for artillery in the early 17th century and given its baroque tower cap in the early 18th century; it is preserved today as a public museum.
First raised
1326
Its prime
1756
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1756
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact, pentagonal central tower rising about 36 metres with six storeys sits within a low, turreted outer curtain wall; the castle presents white-plastered walls with red-painted quoins and a pinkish stone plinth at waterline. Numerous steep slate roofs and small conical turrets cluster around a larger baroque bell-shaped tower cap with an open lantern. The structure stands alone on a rocky river islet in the Rhine, with two crenellated battlements and a visible gun bastion pointing upstream.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1756.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Pfalzgrafenstein Castle — including 4 interiors: main gate with portcullis, inner courtyard at base of central tower, dungeon well and wooden raft 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 Pfalzgrafenstein Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1756 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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