Trifels Castle

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Staufertele in the bailey. Trifels Castle 11

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Staufertele in the bailey. Trifels Castle 11

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Figurative representations at Oriental window. Trifels Castle 13

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Figurative representations at Oriental window. Trifels Castle 13

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Oriental window. On the southern wall of Trifels Castle's Palas you can see one the oldest parts of the fortress: This oriental window from Hohenstaufen period. The three stone heads on its base presumably had to ban envious persons and bad thoughts; for other types of protection the building itself was very useful. Trifels Castle 14

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Oriental window. On the southern wall of Trifels Castle's Palas you can see one the oldest parts of the fortress: This oriental window from Hohenstaufen period. The three stone heads on its base presumably had to ban envious persons and bad thoughts; for other types of protection the building itself was very useful. Trifels Castle 14

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Trifelsturm. Trifels Castle 19

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Kaisersaal. Trifels Castle 23

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'Imperial Hall'After 1938 the Nazis integrated a huge auditorium inside the rconstructed palas of Trifels Castle. They called it 'Imperial Hall', and so it is still called today. Nevertheless the hall is purely ficticious and has nothing to do with medieval times and the old Emperors. The architecture may be imposing, it does not belong to this place. Trifels Castle 24

Trifels Castle

'Imperial Hall'After 1938 the Nazis integrated a huge auditorium inside the rconstructed palas of Trifels Castle. They called it 'Imperial Hall', and so it is still called today. Nevertheless the hall is purely ficticious and has nothing to do with medieval times and the old Emperors. The architecture may be imposing, it does not belong to this place. Trifels Castle 24

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Kaisersaal. Trifels Castle 25

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Copies of the Imperial Regalia. Imperial Crown (replica). Trifels Castle 33

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Copies of the Imperial Regalia. Imperial Crown (replica). Trifels Castle 33

Trifels Castle

Copies of the Imperial Regalia. Imperial Crown (replica). During 12th and 13th century the German crown jewels were kept several times inside the chapel of Trifels Castle. The most important piece of them was the Imperial Crown. It was made in the second half of 10th century, presumably in Cologne. It was worn by German kings and emperors. The first bearer of this crown may have been Emperor Otto 1st in the year 960. From then on the crown remained in use until August 6, 1804 when Emperor Franz 2nd resigned because of Napoleon's coronation. Trifels Castle 34

Trifels Castle

Copies of the Imperial Regalia. Imperial Crown (replica). During 12th and 13th century the German crown jewels were kept several times inside the chapel of Trifels Castle. The most important piece of them was the Imperial Crown. It was made in the second half of 10th century, presumably in Cologne. It was worn by German kings and emperors. The first bearer of this crown may have been Emperor Otto 1st in the year 960. From then on the crown remained in use until August 6, 1804 when Emperor Franz 2nd resigned because of Napoleon's coronation. Trifels Castle 34

Trifels Castle

Copies of the Imperial Regalia. Cross-bearing Orb (replica). On pictorial representations from Middle Ages German kings and emperors usually not only wear a crown and a szepter. In the right hand these sovereigns also hold an orb, wrapped with a horizontal and a vertical metallic stripe, crowned by a Christian cross. This is the Cross-bearing Orb, the globus cruciger, which was in use since the coronation of Emperor Henry 2nd in the year 1014. The Cross-bearing Orb is a very political symbol. It shows our world as a ball dominated by the cross of Christian believe. Trifels Castle 35

Trifels Castle

Copies of the Imperial Regalia. Cross-bearing Orb (replica). On pictorial representations from Middle Ages German kings and emperors usually not only wear a crown and a szepter. In the right hand these sovereigns also hold an orb, wrapped with a horizontal and a vertical metallic stripe, crowned by a Christian cross. This is the Cross-bearing Orb, the globus cruciger, which was in use since the coronation of Emperor Henry 2nd in the year 1014. The Cross-bearing Orb is a very political symbol. It shows our world as a ball dominated by the cross of Christian believe. Trifels Castle 35

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View from Trifelsturm to the castle Scharfenberg. Trifels Castle 43

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View from Trifelsturm to the castle Scharfenberg. Trifels Castle 43

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New, old castle. After plague had been broken out in 1635, Trifels Castle decayed into ruin. First attempts of restauration date back to the year 1841 when the place was part of Bavaria. Large parts of the castle which can be seen nowadays however had been rebuilt by the Nazis between 1938 and 1945. Trifels Castle 44

Trifels Castle

New, old castle. After plague had been broken out in 1635, Trifels Castle decayed into ruin. First attempts of restauration date back to the year 1841 when the place was part of Bavaria. Large parts of the castle which can be seen nowadays however had been rebuilt by the Nazis between 1938 and 1945. Trifels Castle 44

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Luftbild, Luftaufnahme, Reichsburg, Ruine, Burg Trifels, Annweiler am Trifels, Annweiler. Trifels Castle 53

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Luftbild, Luftaufnahme, Reichsburg, Ruine, Burg Trifels, Annweiler am Trifels, Annweiler. Trifels Castle 53

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Trifels Castle. Trifels is one of the most famous castles of the medieval Germany. It was erected on the peak of Sonnenberg which is a 494 meters high mountain in Palatinate Forest. The peak of Sonnenberg is crowned by a sandstone rock, subdivided in three parts. And that gives its name to the castle: 'Trifels' means something like 'three rocks'. Trifels Castle 57

Trifels Castle

Trifels Castle. Trifels is one of the most famous castles of the medieval Germany. It was erected on the peak of Sonnenberg which is a 494 meters high mountain in Palatinate Forest. The peak of Sonnenberg is crowned by a sandstone rock, subdivided in three parts. And that gives its name to the castle: 'Trifels' means something like 'three rocks'. Trifels Castle 57

Trifels Castle

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