Nürburg Castle (redirect from Bergfried, Nürburg Castle) French soldiers finally destroyed the place. The surviving keep, or bergfried, was initially used as a prison, but was no longer fit for that purpose... 5 KB (535 words) - 13:24, 8 July 2023 |
Otzberg Castle (redirect from Bergfried, Otzberg Castle) concentric walls built in the 16th century and oval in shape, and the bergfried which is of Romanesque origin. Its character is still that of a fortress... 11 KB (1,371 words) - 23:43, 11 February 2024 |
half of the 14th century, the still-extant five-sided 33 m (108 ft) high bergfried (similar to a keep) was built. A second castle tower is mentioned in 1346... 5 KB (596 words) - 15:37, 9 August 2023 |
Wolfsburg Castle (section Bergfried) with its great perron on the park side, is a 19th-century addition. The bergfried is integrated as an element of the west wing into the main structure and... 20 KB (1,846 words) - 18:49, 4 March 2023 |
Bischofstein Castle (Germany) (redirect from Bergfried, Bischofstein Castle) Bischofstein Castle (German: Burg Bischofstein) is a castle by the Moselle in Germany. It sits between Moselkern and Hatzenport; these and the castle face... 15 KB (1,916 words) - 22:38, 6 August 2023 |
Stahleck Castle (section Bergfried) inner courtyard, in the centre of which was a round Romanesque keep (bergfried), with an outside wall 4 m thick. Water was supplied to the castle by... 36 KB (4,811 words) - 04:15, 13 March 2024 |
Rötteln Castle (section The keep (Bergfried)) modern. The Bergfried was a watchtower, a retreat for defense, and a prison tower. Along with the curtain wall and the neck ditch, the Bergfried formed the... 29 KB (3,752 words) - 01:45, 31 October 2023 |
metre, square bergfried are vaulted. Access to the second floor is via a staircase in the wall. The building attached to the bergfried was built in 1989... 5 KB (515 words) - 21:33, 8 February 2022 |
on a hilltop, or, on lower ground, a tall, free-standing tower (German Bergfried). The largest castles had well-defined inner and outer courts, but no... 44 KB (5,988 words) - 17:13, 4 April 2024 |
Gräfenstein Castle (section Bergfried) work on Gräfenstein Castle. The central element of the site, with its bergfried and palas probably dates to the 12th century and thus goes back to the... 9 KB (1,197 words) - 21:10, 25 January 2024 |
Tower and the bergfried of Idstein Castle) and Oberwesel (the "Oxen Tower"). The Marksburg above Braubach am Rhein had a square bergfried to which was... 3 KB (428 words) - 20:12, 21 August 2023 |
Leval clashed with Lieutenant-General Nikolay Kamensky's 14th Division at Bergfried (Berkweda) on the Alle (Łyna) River, which flows roughly northward in... 39 KB (4,346 words) - 02:21, 11 April 2024 |
was in the castle, also features paintings by Lucas Cranach.: 150 The Bergfried (donjon) was completed in 1859 and sits on the foundations of a medieval... 24 KB (2,508 words) - 23:03, 14 March 2024 |
with the occasional notable exception, such as the large, residential Bergfried at Eltville Castle. Several designs for new castles emerged that made... 55 KB (7,313 words) - 16:24, 6 March 2024 |
than as a residence for royal families. It has a striking example of a bergfried designed as a butter-churn tower. Of the 40 hill castles between Bingen... 4 KB (469 words) - 04:51, 21 March 2024 |
The Alte Burg is a ruined spur castle that only comprises half a bergfried and is located in the Lower Saxon district of Osterode in the Harz Mountains... 3 KB (294 words) - 12:42, 8 February 2022 |
the enceinte was reinforced with flanking towers and the late Gothic bergfried converted into the butter churn shape (similar to that in Idstein). In... 9 KB (997 words) - 19:14, 26 March 2024 |
around a rectangular 20-metre-high bergfried with an elevated entrance, 9 metres above ground level. The bergfried has a ground plan 6 x 6 metres in area... 4 KB (399 words) - 21:30, 14 January 2024 |
sources tend to lean towards a date about 50 years later. The pentagonal bergfried and the massive shield wall in particular point to a construction date... 4 KB (438 words) - 02:20, 22 May 2022 |