Burg Burghausen (Burghausen Castle)
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Burg Burghausen (Burg Burghausen) is rightly named: the castle, which stretches almost endlessly - over a kilometre - along the ridge, is one of the longest castle complexes in the world. But it is also extremely remarkable in other respects: from its beginnings in 1255 until 1503, it was the second residence of the Lower Bavarian dukes residing in Landshut and thus the sovereign castle of the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty. Because of the threat of the Turks and for representational purposes, the castle was expanded from the late 15th to the early 16th century to become the strongest fortress in the country. Some of the buildings in the six courtyards of the castle are open to the public as museums, others are inhabited. One of the treasures of late Gothic architecture is the castle chapel of St. Mary (Hedwig's Chapel). It was donated by Duke George the Rich and his wife Hedwig and consecrated in 1489. In the palace you can visit the ducal living and state rooms and the castle chapel of St. Elisabeth, which are furnished with furniture, tapestries, paintings and sculptures from the late Gothic and early Renaissance periods. An archaeological excavation site has been uncovered in the Dürnitzstock visitor centre.
Last edited on 08.08.2024
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