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Altenburg Castle

Altenburg Castle

The castle built on a porphyry crag was an Imperial Palace in the 12th/13th century, later sometime residence of the Saxon Elector and then residence of the dukes of Saxony-Altenburg from 1603-1673 and 1826-1918. It became famous for the "theft of the princes" which took place here in 1465. It was given its present Baroque design after alterations between 1706 and 1730.

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The castle stands on a rise in the centre of Altenburg and its silhouette and striking towers dominate the town. The former fortress which was converted into a castle in the 18th century by Friedrich II and Friedrich III was the residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg. In the 12th century, the complex became an imperial palace under Emperor Barbarossa and in 1455 it was the scene of the historic kidnapping of Princes Ernst and Albrecht, known as the “Altenburg stealing of the princes”. The castle complex includes the "Corp de Logis" Baroque building and the impressive castle church with its late Gothic choir. Other major elements in the amazingly large complex are the Renaissance gallery in the small castle courtyard and at a greater distance the noblemen’s wing, the Princes’ palace, the Hausmann Tower and the Mantel Tower (“Bottle”). Some impressive rooms in the former royal residence are today used by the Castle and Playing Cards Museum.

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        Access to the castle and castle church. Altenburg Castle 3

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        Access to the castle and castle church. Altenburg Castle 3

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        Triumphtor. Altenburg Castle 4

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        Triumphtor. Altenburg Castle 4

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        Triumphtor. Altenburg Castle 5

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        Triumphtor. Altenburg Castle 5

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        Das barocke Triumphtor am Ende der Schlossauffahrt. Altenburg Castle 6

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        Das barocke Triumphtor am Ende der Schlossauffahrt. Altenburg Castle 6

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        The castle courtyard facing side of the triumphal gate. The figures are programmatically for the government program of Duke Frederick II of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg. Altenburg Castle 8

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        The castle courtyard facing side of the triumphal gate. The figures are programmatically for the government program of Duke Frederick II of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg. Altenburg Castle 8

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        Schloßhof. Altenburg Castle 9

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        Schloßhof. Altenburg Castle 9

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        Schloßhof. Altenburg Castle 10

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        Schloßhof. Altenburg Castle 10

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        Schloßhof. Altenburg Castle 11

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        Corps de Logis am kleinen Schlosshof. Altenburg Castle 13

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        Corps de Logis am kleinen Schlosshof. Altenburg Castle 13

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        Corps de Logis. Altenburg Castle 14

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        Corps de Logis. Altenburg Castle 14

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        Corps de Logis. Altenburg Castle 15

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        Corps de Logis. Altenburg Castle 15

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        Corps de Logis. Altenburg Castle 16

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        Corps de Logis. Altenburg Castle 16

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        Fouriergebäude mit Renaissancegalerie. Altenburg Castle 17

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        Fouriergebäude mit Renaissancegalerie. Altenburg Castle 17

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        Fouriergebäude mit Renaissancegalerie. Altenburg Castle 18

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        Fouriergebäude mit Renaissancegalerie. Altenburg Castle 18

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        Fouriergebäude mit Renaissancegalerie. Altenburg Castle 19

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        Fouriergebäude mit Renaissancegalerie. Altenburg Castle 19

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        Festsaaalflügel (Ballroom wing). Altenburg Castle 20

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        Festsaaalflügel (Ballroom wing). Altenburg Castle 20

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        Festsaaalflügel. Altenburg Castle 21

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        Festsaaalflügel. Altenburg Castle 21

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        Festsaaalflügel. Altenburg Castle 22

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        Festsaaalflügel. Altenburg Castle 22

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        Festsaaalflügel. Altenburg Castle 23

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        Festsaaalflügel. Altenburg Castle 23

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        Festsaal (banquet hall). Altenburg Castle 24

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        Festsaal (banquet hall). Altenburg Castle 24

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        Festsaal. Altenburg Castle 25

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        Festsaal. Altenburg Castle 25

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        Festsaal. Altenburg Castle 26

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        Festsaal. Altenburg Castle 26

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        The ballroom of 1868 is now used for events of various kinds. Altenburg Castle 27

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        The ballroom of 1868 is now used for events of various kinds. Altenburg Castle 27

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        Prachtliebe im Festsaal des Residenzschlosses: Historismus in Thüringen. Altenburg Castle 28

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        Prachtliebe im Festsaal des Residenzschlosses: Historismus in Thüringen. Altenburg Castle 28

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        The ceiling painting by Karl Moßdorf in the ballroom shows the wedding of Cupid and Psyche: a fairy tale from antiquity. Altenburg Castle 29

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        The ceiling painting by Karl Moßdorf in the ballroom shows the wedding of Cupid and Psyche: a fairy tale from antiquity. Altenburg Castle 29

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        The guardian angel in the foyer of the banqueting hall was set up to prevent further fires like those of 1864. And it has not burned since this time. Altenburg Castle 30

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        The guardian angel in the foyer of the banqueting hall was set up to prevent further fires like those of 1864. And it has not burned since this time. Altenburg Castle 30

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        Church Hall or Johann Sebastian Bach Hall (re-equipped in 1905 after a Neo-Renaissance fire). Altenburg Castle 31

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        Church Hall or Johann Sebastian Bach Hall (re-equipped in 1905 after a Neo-Renaissance fire). Altenburg Castle 31

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        Kirchensaal. Altenburg Castle 32

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        Kirchensaal. Altenburg Castle 32

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        Kirchensaal. Altenburg Castle 33

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        Kirchensaal. Altenburg Castle 33

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        Kirchensaal. Altenburg Castle 34

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        Kirchensaal. Altenburg Castle 34

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        Staircase to 2nd Floor. Altenburg Castle 35

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        Staircase to 2nd Floor. Altenburg Castle 35

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        Hallway, 2nd Floor. Altenburg Castle 36

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        Hallway, 2nd Floor. Altenburg Castle 36

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        The 'Sibyllen-cabinet'. Altenburg Castle 37

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        The 'Sibyllen-cabinet'. Altenburg Castle 37

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        The Empire Room (Empirezimmer) in the second castle floor. Altenburg Castle 38

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        The Empire Room (Empirezimmer) in the second castle floor. Altenburg Castle 38

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        The portraits of the two last Dukes Ernst I and Ernst II in the Empire Room. Altenburg Castle 39

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        The portraits of the two last Dukes Ernst I and Ernst II in the Empire Room. Altenburg Castle 39

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        Baroque room escape on the electoral floor of Altenburg Castle. The Electoral Vorgemach. Altenburg Castle 40

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        Baroque room escape on the electoral floor of Altenburg Castle. The Electoral Vorgemach. Altenburg Castle 40

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        The Electoral Audience Hall. Altenburg Castle 41

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        The Electoral Audience Hall. Altenburg Castle 41

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        The Electoral Audience Hall. Altenburg Castle 42

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        The Electoral Audience Hall. Altenburg Castle 42

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        On the third floor of Schloss Altenburg. Altenburg Castle 43

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        On the third floor of Schloss Altenburg. Altenburg Castle 43

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        Fireplace room in the third castle floor. Altenburg Castle 44

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        Fireplace room in the third castle floor. Altenburg Castle 44

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        The Ducal bedroom in the 3rd castle floor. Altenburg Castle 45

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        The Ducal bedroom in the 3rd castle floor. Altenburg Castle 45

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        View from the Ducal Vorgemach into the room escape on the 3rd floor. Altenburg Castle 46

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        View from the Ducal Vorgemach into the room escape on the 3rd floor. Altenburg Castle 46

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        Assumption of Hercules - Baroque ceiling painting in the Ducal Anteroom. Altenburg Castle 47

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        Assumption of Hercules - Baroque ceiling painting in the Ducal Anteroom. Altenburg Castle 47

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        Detail on a ceiling in the Ducal Audience Room on the 3rd floor. Altenburg Castle 48

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        Detail on a ceiling in the Ducal Audience Room on the 3rd floor. Altenburg Castle 48

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        Living room on the electoral floor. Altenburg Castle 49

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        Living room on the electoral floor. Altenburg Castle 49

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        Fireplace in the third castle floor. Altenburg Castle 50

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        Fireplace in the third castle floor. Altenburg Castle 50

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        Sleep instead of on the third floor. Altenburg Castle 51

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        Sleep instead of on the third floor. Altenburg Castle 51

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        Sleep instead of on the third floor. Royal style of home furnishing in 17th/18th century. Altenburg Castle 52

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        Sleep instead of on the third floor. Royal style of home furnishing in 17th/18th century. Altenburg Castle 52

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        Playing cards and the game 'Skat'. Altenburg Castle 53

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        Playing cards and the game 'Skat'. Altenburg Castle 53

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        Playing cards and the game 'Skat'. Altenburg Castle 54

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        Playing cards and the game 'Skat'. Altenburg Castle 54

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        Clocks and watches. Altenburg Castle 55

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        Clocks and watches. Altenburg Castle 55

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        The 'Skatheimat' and Otto Pech (Pix). Altenburg Castle 56

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        The 'Skatheimat' and Otto Pech (Pix). Altenburg Castle 56

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        Porcellain. Altenburg Castle 57

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        Porcellain. Altenburg Castle 57

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        Armoury and military objects. Altenburg Castle 58

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        Armoury and military objects. Altenburg Castle 58

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        Sacral art. Altenburg Castle 59

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        Sacral art. Altenburg Castle 59

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        Hausmannsturm (rechts) und Flasche (romanischer Wohnturm). Altenburg Castle 60

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        Hausmannsturm (rechts) und Flasche (romanischer Wohnturm). Altenburg Castle 60

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        Junkerei. Altenburg Castle 61

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        Junkerei. Altenburg Castle 61

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        Junkerei. Altenburg Castle 62

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        Junkerei. Altenburg Castle 62

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        Junkerei und Flasche. Altenburg Castle 63

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        Junkerei und Flasche. Altenburg Castle 63

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        Mantelturm ('Bottle'). Altenburg Castle 64

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        Mantelturm ('Bottle'). Altenburg Castle 64

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        Mantelturm ('Bottle'). Altenburg Castle 65

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        Mantelturm ('Bottle'). Altenburg Castle 65

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        The so-called bottle is a tower that was built more than a thousand years ago. In his story, he had to fulfill various functions. Altenburg Castle 66

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        The so-called bottle is a tower that was built more than a thousand years ago. In his story, he had to fulfill various functions. Altenburg Castle 66

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        Ehemaliges Waschhaus. Altenburg Castle 67

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        Ehemaliges Waschhaus. Altenburg Castle 67

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        Schloßhof mit Hausmannsturm. Altenburg Castle 68

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        Schloßhof mit Hausmannsturm. Altenburg Castle 68

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        Pferdeschwemme im Schlosshof. Altenburg Castle 69

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        Pferdeschwemme im Schlosshof. Altenburg Castle 69

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        Neptunbrunnen in der Pferdeschwemme. Altenburg Castle 70

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        Neptunbrunnen in der Pferdeschwemme. Altenburg Castle 70

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        Neptunbrunnen. Altenburg Castle 71

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        Neptunbrunnen. Altenburg Castle 71

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        Neptunbrunnen. Altenburg Castle 72

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        Neptunbrunnen. Altenburg Castle 72

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        Neptunbrunnen and Hausmann Tower. Altenburg Castle 73

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        Neptunbrunnen and Hausmann Tower. Altenburg Castle 73

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        Hausmann Tower. Altenburg Castle 74

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        Hausmann Tower. Altenburg Castle 74

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        Prinzenpalais und Torturm. Altenburg Castle 75

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        Prinzenpalais und Torturm. Altenburg Castle 75

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        Prinzenpalais. Altenburg Castle 76

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        Hofmarschallamt. Altenburg Castle 77

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        Hofmarschallamt. Altenburg Castle 77

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        Torturm und Schlosskirche. Schloßhof. Altenburg Castle 78

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        Torturm und Schlosskirche. Schloßhof. Altenburg Castle 78

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        Old castle guard (now WC). Altenburg Castle 79

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        Old castle guard (now WC). Altenburg Castle 79

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        Der Altar in der Schlosskirche. Altenburg Castle 80

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        Der Altar in der Schlosskirche. Altenburg Castle 80

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        Schlosskirche. Altenburg Castle 81

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        Schlosskirche. Altenburg Castle 81

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        Schlosskirche. Altenburg Castle 82

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        Schlosskirche. Altenburg Castle 82

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        Schloßkirche (Rückansicht). Altenburg Castle 83

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        Schloßkirche (Rückansicht). Altenburg Castle 83

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        Schlosskirche. Altenburg Castle 84

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        Schlosskirche. Altenburg Castle 84

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        Torhaus und Zwinger. Altenburg Castle 85

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        Torhaus und Zwinger. Altenburg Castle 85

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        Gatehouse. Altenburg Castle 86

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        Gatehouse. Altenburg Castle 86

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        Torhaus. Altenburg Castle 87

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        Torhaus. Altenburg Castle 87

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        The Hofgärtnerei in the castle park. A place to stay of a special kind in Altenburg. Altenburg Castle 88

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        The Hofgärtnerei in the castle park. A place to stay of a special kind in Altenburg. Altenburg Castle 88

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        Hofgärtnerei. Altenburg Castle 89

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        Hofgärtnerei. Altenburg Castle 89

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        Historic furniture in the bedroom of the suite 'Princess Alexandra'. Hofgärtnerei. Altenburg Castle 90

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        Historic furniture in the bedroom of the suite 'Princess Alexandra'. Hofgärtnerei. Altenburg Castle 90

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        Living room in one of the suites in the Hofgärtnerei. Altenburg Castle 91

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        Living room in one of the suites in the Hofgärtnerei. Altenburg Castle 91

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        The hallway upstairs with several rooms. Hofgärtnerei. Altenburg Castle 92

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        The hallway upstairs with several rooms. Hofgärtnerei. Altenburg Castle 92

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        Orangery and Teahouse (left). Schlosspark. Altenburg Castle 93

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        Orangery and Teahouse (left). Schlosspark. Altenburg Castle 93

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        Orangery. Schlosspark. Altenburg Castle 94

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        Orangery. Schlosspark. Altenburg Castle 94

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        Luftbild. Altenburg Castle 95

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        Map. Altenburg Castle 108

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        Map. Altenburg Castle 108

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