Schlösser und Paläste

Bundi70 Fotos

25° 26′ 57″ N, 75° 38′ 17″ O

Bundi, is a city in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in north-west India. It is of particular architectural note for its ornate forts, palaces, and step well reservoirs known as baoris. The town is situated 35 km from Kota and 210 km from … [Mehr dazu]

Caserta211 Fotos

41° 4′ 21″ N, 14° 19′ 39″ O

Caserta is located north east of Naples on the edge of the Campanian Plain at the foot of the Subapennine mountain range.[Mehr dazu]

Corciano23 Fotos

43° 7′ 41″ N, 12° 17′ 15″ O

Corciano is town in the Italian region Umbria, located about 8 km west of Perugia. The earliest traces of human presence (some fragments of flint tools on blades and fragments of vases turned into dough) date back to Neolithic times. The discovery… [Mehr dazu]

Datia95 Fotos

25° 40′ 15″ N, 78° 27′ 4″ O

Datia, a small rural town in the state of Madhya Pradesh, was formerly the seat of the eponymous princely state in the British Raj. Datia is situated near Gwalior and on the border with Uttar Pradesh. The old town is surrounded by a stone wall,… [Mehr dazu]

Deeg49 Fotos

27° 28′ 20″ N, 77° 19′ 25″ O

Deeg Palace, built in 1772, is situated near Bharatpur in Rajasthan. Deeg was the first capital of the newly carved out Jat State of Bharatpur, when Badan Singh was proclaimed its ruler in 1722. In 1730, the Maharaja Suraj Mal erected the strong… [Mehr dazu]

Haarzuilens72 Fotos

52° 7′ 19″ N, 4° 59′ 7″ O

The De Haar Castle (Kasteel de Haar) in Haarzuilens was built from 1892 till 1912 largely incorporating the 15^th century ruins of the original castle. Founded in the 14^th century on sediment deposits along a blind arm of the Rhine River, it was… [Mehr dazu]

Heemskerk19 Fotos

52° 30′ 19″ N, 4° 41′ 6″ O

The Castel Assumburg (Kasteel Assumburg), located on the eastside of Heemskerk, was built from the remains of Castel Oud Haerlem in 1546.[Mehr dazu]

Heeswijk27 Fotos

51° 39′ 20″ N, 5° 26′ 27″ O

The Castle Heeswijk (Kasteel Heeswijk) is a water citadel between s-Hertogenbosch and Eindhoven. It dates back to year 1080 and was gradually replaced by a large castle throughout the Middle Ages.[Mehr dazu]

Ladispoli51 Fotos

41° 56′ 0″ N, 12° 6′ 9″ O

Ladispoli occupies the area of the ancient Alsium, the port of the Etruscan city of Cerveteri. It was destroyed in the 6^th century, during the Gothic War, by the Ostrogoths led by Totila. Later a castle, named Palo, was built in the area. It was a… [Mehr dazu]

Linderhof72 Fotos

47° 34′ 17″ N, 10° 57′ 39″ O

The Linderhof Palace (Schloss Linderhof) is the smallest of the three palaces built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the only one which he lived to see completed. Ludwig already knew the area around Linderhof from his youth when he had accompanied… [Mehr dazu]

Muiderslot22 Fotos

52° 20′ 3″ N, 5° 4′ 19″ O

The Muiderslot is a castle in the Netherlands, located at the mouth of the Vecht River, some 15 km south-east of Amsterdam, in Muiden, where it flows into what used to be the Zuiderzee. The history of the Muiderslot (Castle Muiden, where muiden… [Mehr dazu]

Orchha117 Fotos

25° 21′ 2″ N, 78° 38′ 39″ O

Orchha, a town 15 km from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, lies on the Betwa River and was the seat of an eponymous former princely state of central India, in the Bundelkhand region. On a seasonal island on the bank of the Betwa River stands a huge… [Mehr dazu]

Rocca di Calascio104 Fotos

42° 19′ 42″ N, 13° 41′ 23″ O

Rocca di Calascio, at an elevation of 1,460 m, is the highest fortress in Italy located in the province of L’Aquila. It was exclusively built for military purposes and intended only to accommodate troops. The fortress was started in the 10^th… [Mehr dazu]

Roccascalegna86 Fotos

42° 3′ 44″ N, 14° 18′ 14″ O

Roccascalegna is a village in the Abruzzo, 455 m above sea level on a rocky hills dominating the Rio Secco valley, an affluent on the right bank of the Aventino River. On the big rock a steep castle overlooks the village. The stronghold was built… [Mehr dazu]

San Leo85 Fotos

43° 53′ 49″ N, 12° 20′ 47″ O

San Leo, a village in the region Emilia-Romagna, located about 135 km south-east of Bologna and about 35 km south of Rimini, is home to a large fortress at an altitude of 600 m above sea level. The castle is on the border of the Marche and Romagna… [Mehr dazu]

Santa Severa30 Fotos

42° 0′ 57″ N, 11° 57′ 25″ O

Santa Severa is part of the municipality of Santa Marinella, in the province of Rome. It is a small sea resort on the Via Aurelia, 8 km south of Santa Marinella and 50 km north of Rome. It takes its name from the 2^nd century Christian martyr. The… [Mehr dazu]

Schloss Blutenburg20 Fotos

48° 9′ 47″ N, 11° 27′ 25″ O

Das ehemalige Jagdschloss Blutenburg liegt im Westen Münchens, im Stadtviertel Obermenzing. Das Schloss geht auf eine Wasserburg des 13. Jahrhunderts zurück. Kern dieser Burg war ein Wohnturm. Die Festung wird 1432 erstmals schriftlich erwähnt.… [Mehr dazu]

Schloss Neuschwanstein17 Fotos

47° 33′ 28″ N, 10° 45′ 0″ O

Das Schloss Neuschwanstein steht oberhalb von Hohenschwangau bei Füssen im südlichen Bayern. Der Bau wurde ab 1869 für den bayerischen König Ludwig II. als idealisierte Vorstellung einer Ritterburg aus der Zeit des Mittelalters errichtet. Die… [Mehr dazu]

Schloss Nymphenburg148 Fotos

48° 9′ 30″ N, 11° 30′ 18″ O

The Nymphenburg Palace (Schloss Nymphenburg) is a Baroque palace in Munich. The palace was the main summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria. The palace was commissioned by the prince-electoral couple Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of… [Mehr dazu]

Schloss Schleißheim107 Fotos

48° 14′ 56″ N, 11° 33′ 48″ O

The Schleißheim Palace actually comprises three palaces in a grand baroque park in the village of Oberschleißheim near Munich. The palace was a summer residence of the Bavarian rulers of the House of Wittelsbach.[Mehr dazu]

Slochteren16 Fotos

53° 12′ 56″ N, 6° 48′ 32″ O

Slochteren is a municipality in the north-eastern Netherlands, characterised as a chain of small villages dividing a mostly agricultural landscape. Having an agricultural background for at least a thousand years, the community houses for the most… [Mehr dazu]

Vigoleno54 Fotos

44° 48′ 60″ N, 9° 54′ 2″ O

Vigoleno’s origins are rooted in the Roman era: the name comes from the Latin Vicus Lyaeo, a place consecrated to Bacchus because of its exquisite wines. In 1132, the name Vigoleno is cited in documents for the first time. In 1141 this small… [Mehr dazu]

Voorschoten41 Fotos

52° 6′ 39″ N, 4° 25′ 8″ O

The Kasteel Duivenvoorde in the town of Voorschoten close to Vassenaar, is one of the oldest castle in Zuid-Holland. It was first mentioned in 1226. The first five centuries, the castle was owned by family Van Duvenvoirde part of the House of… [Mehr dazu]

Themen31.811 Fotos

Besuchten Sehenswürdigkeiten und Fotos nach Themen geordnet.[Mehr dazu]