Altenburg Castle

The former castle was converted into a palace between 1706 and 1744. One of the most beautiful parts of the complex is the triumphal gate. The oldest part is the so-called "bottle", a keep from the year 1000. The castle houses the playing card and castle museum.

construction time
9th Century, 10th Century, 11th Century,
12th Century, 15th Century, 17th Century,
18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Chapel: Choir 1439 to 1441, nave 1463 to 1465, north side nave 1472 to 1473, ridge turret 1566 to 1567, redecoration 1645 to 1649,
Castle driveway: 1725 to 1726,
Triumphal Gate: 1727 and 1730,
Castle guard: 1836,
Castle: Conversion of the castle into a castle 1605 to 1609, merger of the south and west wings 1706 to 1712, north extension of the west wing, north and ballroom wing 1724 to 1732, plastic decoration of the west wing 1743 to 1744, corner structures of the west wing 1725 to 1735, ballroom 1730 to 1734 (1864 burnt out, restoration 1864 to 1868), Johann Sebastian Bach Hall 1905 to 1906, palace library 1908,
Hofmarschallamt 1869 to 1871,
architectural style
Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, Historicism,
builder
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Builder/Architect
Moyses of Altenburg (vault church),
Christoph Richter (renovation of the church from 1645 to 1649),
Melchior Brenner (castle 1605 to 1609),
Johann Heinrich Gengenbach (1706 to 1712, reconstruction of the south and west wings),
Wilhelm von Wurmb (1724 to 1732, north extension west wing, north and ballroom wing),
Johann Jeremias Martini (1743 to 1744, plastic decoration west wing),
Gottfried Samuel Vater (1725 to 1735 corner constructions west wing and roof area),
Bodo Ebhardt (1905 to 1906 Johann Sebastian Bach Hall),
Condition
The castle in Altenburg has been renovated and is in good condition. The castle park is well maintained.
Todays use
museum, administration
Access
The grounds of the Altenburg Residential Palace are accessible. The castle can be visited.Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/schloesser-herrenhaeuser/residenzschloss-altenburg-gera

The Gothic castle church of St. George was built under Frederick I the Streibar of Saxony 1404-1414.