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⚔️ Festung Plassenburg

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⚔️ Festung Plassenburg

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    May 21, 2015

    The Plassenburg is a hilltop castle surrounded by fortifications from the Renaissance period above the Upper Franconian town of Kulmbach. As one of the most imposing and largest Renaissance buildings in Germany, it has long been a model in fortress construction and is now the city's landmark.

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      July 20, 2022

      erected 1787-89 century
      is fed by a pipe water system from the 15th century

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        June 6, 2024

        In the "Schöner Hof" with its richly decorated arcades, the atmosphere of a German princely court of the Renaissance comes to life.

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          Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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