Pankgrafenturm, local train & Marksburg Castle Braubach on the Rhine, Germany, dating from the
This castle, towering on a high crag above Braubach, is the only fully preserved mediaeval fortress on the rhein. It was owned successively by the Eppsteins, the Counts of Katzenelnbogen, and, from 1479, the Landgraves of Hesse, until it fell to the Prussians in 1866, along with Braubach. In 1899 Kaiser Wilhelm II presented the castle to the "Association for the Preservation of German Castles". This association has spared no effort or expense in looking after the building, and has repaired the heavy damage suffered under artillery fire during the last war. The tower, 130 ft. high, is a well-loved landmark for miles around. Inside, the castle offers its many visitors an authentic picture of mediaeval fortified and domestic architecture.
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Location: Braubach, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany.
Photo credit: © David Davies / Alamy / Afripics
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