Castles in Germany
Cochem Cochem Castle (Reichsburg Cochem) It was an imperial castle built around the year 1000, although the first historical mention of it is from 1051. |
Dresden Royal Castle in Dresden (Dresdner Residenzschloss) Dresden Castle or Royal Palace is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden. For almost 400 years, it has been the residence of the electors and kings of Saxony. |
Hohenschwangau Hohenschwangau Castle, Bavaria It was built in 19th century by King Maximilian II of Bavaria. It is located in the German village of Hohenschwangau near the town of Füssen, in southwestern Bavaria, very close to the border with Austria. |
Neuschwanstein Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria Neuschwanstein Castle is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria. |
Zwinger Zwinger Palace, Dresden The Zwinger is a museum complex, built in a Rococo style under Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, King of Poland (Augustus II the Strong), and Grand Duke of Lithuania. |