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Neu-Augustusburg Castle Weißenfels

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Location: Weißenfels, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. Saale Bridge at Großkorbetha – Hofmann's Farm Café loop from Weißenfels

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2. Weißenfels Market Square – Weißenfels City Fountain loop from Großkorbetha

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3. Fürstenhaus Weißenfels – Bismarck Tower Weißenfels loop from Weißenfels

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Karla Chen

April 22, 2022

They also offer beautiful costume tours for groups of children, where the kids do lots of activities and get to know life in a castle in the Baroque era.

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Karla Chen

April 22, 2022

The history of shoes and the shoe industry in Weißenfels is shown using interesting exhibits. Celebrities regularly donate their shoes here...

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Michi LE

December 5, 2022

Neu-Augustusburg Weissenfels Castle

construction time

17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century,

1660 to 1669 south and central west wing,

until 1690 completion,

1693 to 1694 tower,

1753 to 1756 conversion,

Renovations 1783 to 1790, 1811 to 1812, 1815 to 1818, 1837 to 1848

architectural style

baroque, classicism,

builder

Duke Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels,

Builder/Architect

Erhard Lindner (1660 to 1661),

Johann Moritz Richter the Elder (1661 to 1669),

Johann August von Leitzsch and Johann Moritz Richter the Younger (1669 to 1690),

Johann Christoph Schütze (1753 to 1756),

Condition

The Neu-Augustusburg Castle in Weißenfels has been partially renovated. The park is well maintained.

Todays use

museum

Access

The grounds of Neu-Augustusburg Castle in Weißenfels are open to the public. The castle can be visited.

description

Layout

Slavic castle site from the 9th/10th Century, German castle in the 12th century, remains of which have been preserved, strictly symmetrical, horseshoe-shaped castle building on a high rock above the city, central wing with eleven axes and a tower, long side wings with 22 axes each, slightly protruding projections on the side wings, courtyard to the east with a wall balustrade completed,

structure

three storey,

facade

Plaster facade, strictly structured, pilaster strips, framed windows, accentuation of the corners, western central avant-corps emphasized by window roofing and portal,

roof shape

hip roof

Further information

park

Remains of the palace garden have been preserved.

Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/schloesser-herrenhaeuser/weissenfels-residenzschloss-neu-augustusburg-burgenlandkreis-halle-saale

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Elevation 120 m

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Location: Weißenfels, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Neu-Augustusburg Castle Weißenfels

1. Saale Bridge at Großkorbetha – Hofmann's Farm Café loop from Weißenfels

2. Weißenfels Market Square – Weißenfels City Fountain loop from Großkorbetha

3. Fürstenhaus Weißenfels – Bismarck Tower Weißenfels loop from Weißenfels

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