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Albrechtsburg Castle, Meissen

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Peggy 🌞🚲🚶‍♀️

October 12, 2024

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albrechtsburg-meissen.de/de/startseite

The Albrechtsburg on the castle hill in Meissen is one of the most famous late Gothic architectural monuments and is considered the first castle building in Germany.

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Joe Outside

October 6, 2025

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The Albrechtsburg Castle on the castle hill in Meissen is one of the most famous late Gothic architectural monuments and is considered the first palace built in Germany. Starting in 1471, the Wettin Electors and Dukes of Saxony had a residential palace built there on the site of an older medieval castle. In 1710, the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory moved in. After 1864, the castle was remodeled again, and numerous rooms were decorated with historical paintings. Today, the hilltop castle is a protected cultural asset under the Hague Convention and houses a permanent exhibition on the site's eventful history. See: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrechtsburg

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March 6, 2025

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Curtain arch windows, cell vaults, looped rib vaults, and the balconies richly decorated with sculptures on the Grosser Wendelstein. Where have you seen this before? Albrechtsburg Castle shows architectural styles …

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