Castle Falkenstein
Castrum Pfronten |
The ruin on the site of Ludwig's planned schloss. | | Building information | | Location | Pfronten, Ostallgäu, Bavaria | | Country | Germany | | Coordinates | Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"°Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"′Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"″Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "�" Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"°Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"′Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"″Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "�" / 47°34′12″N, 10°35′30″ECoordinates: Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"°Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"′Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"″Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "�" Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"°Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"′Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"″Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "�" / 47°34′12″N, 10°35′30″E | | Architect | Unknown; Later: Christian Jank, Georg Dollman, Max Schultze, Julius Hofmann | | Client | Ludwig II of Bavaria | | Construction start date | 1270-1280; 1885 | | Completion date | Unknown; N/A | | Style | Felsenburg ("Rock Castle"); Later: Gothic exterior, Byzantine interior | Castle Falkenstein or Castrum Pfronten is a High Middle Ages castle ruin located in the Bavarian Alps near the town of Pfronten in southern Germany. The ruin's German name is Burg Falkenstein and translates literally as Castle Falcon Stone. It is the highest castle ruin in the country at 1,268 meters above sea-level. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Pfronten is a town in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. ...
Ostallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ...
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Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm (August 25, 1845 – June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. ...
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Falkenstein (falconss rock in literal translation) is the name of several communes in Germany and Austria: Falkenstein, Bavaria, district Cham Falkenstein, Saxony, Vogtlandkreis Falkenstein, Saxony-Anhalt, district Aschersleben-Staßfurt Falkenstein, Lower Austria, a town in the district of Mistelbach Also several castles were named Falkenstein, most notably: Castles...
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Pfronten is a town in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. ...
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King Ludwig II of Bavaria purchased the ruin in 1883 and planned to transform the site into a magnificent fairy tale schloss (formerly schloß). However, the plans were abandoned upon his death in 1886. Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm (August 25, 1845 – June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. ...
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Castrum Pfronten Originally known as Castrum Pfronten, the stone castle was built approximately 1270-1280 by Count Meinhard II von Tirol on the borders of his land (Tyrol). Because of the unusual situation of the Castle it has been interpreted in historical context as a symbol of opposition to the Duchy of Bavaria. (During the winter the castle was uninhabitable because of the high altitude at which it is located.) The name Castle Falkenstein only came into use in the 15th century. The castle was largely destroyed in the 17th century.[1] Tyrol (German: , Czech: ) is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. ...
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Ludwig's vision King Ludwig II of Bavaria purchased the ruin in 1883 and commissioned several architects, the first being Christian Jank (the designer of Neuschwanstein), to replace the existing structure with a romantic castle. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm (August 25, 1845 – June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. ...
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Neuschwanstein seen from the Marienbrücke. ...
Jank first created a restrained design[2], but later envisioned the castle in a dramatic, High Gothic style. Georg Dollman was employed to produce plans and elevations in the same year based on Jank's design.[1] However, his modest and economical designs displeased Ludwig.[1] Interior of Cologne Cathedral Gothic architecture is a style of architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, which flourished in Europe during the high and late medieval period. ...
The task of redesigning Falkenstein was then given to Max Schultze, the Prince Thurn und Taxis' architect, who was flattered by the royal commission.[1] He not only planned the architecture of the castle in a robber baron's style (a highly simplified version of Jank's sketch), but also began creating the castle's interior design and frescos (in a secular Byzantine style) with the help of August Spieß. Of particular note was Ludwig's bedroom, which was reminiscent of a vast chapel. During this time, in 1884, a road and water lines were made to service the site[1] and a papier-mâché model of Schultze's plan was created. However, Schultze withdrew from the project in 1885. Typical toll tower on Rhine in Bingen The term robber baron (German: ) dates back to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, originally referring to certain feudal lords of land through which the Rhine River in Europe flowed. ...
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Fresco by Dionisius representing Saint Nicholas. ...
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Julius Hofmann and Eugen Drollinger were chosen to succeed Schultze, although they knew that it was unlikely Falkenstein would ever be built.[1] Thus, they made their designs as spectacular and impractical as they wished.[1] Drollinger was working on a plan of Ludwig's bedchamber - redesigned to feature stained glass windows and a mosaic dome - when he learned of the King's death.[1]
Ludwig died in 1886 before work on the castle proper could begin, and the many plans for Falkenstein were permanently abandoned. The ruin of Castrum Pfronten on the building site was never demolished.
Gallery The Falkenstein ruin (middle, left). The neighboring town of Vils (foreground) and the ruins of Castle Vilsegg (right) are situated in Tyrol, Austria. Photo taken in June 2006. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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| View of the ruin from the south. Below the ruin is the "Mariengrotte". About 50 meters below the castle and to the right is a hotel. Photo taken in September 2006. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
| View of the ruin from the east. Photo taken in the summer of 2004. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 709 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 677 pixel, file size: 88 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Burg Falkenstein bei Pfronten (Allgäu, Bayern). ...
| View of the ruin from the Vils valley (the border between Bavaria and Tyrol). Photo taken in the summer of 2004. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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References - ^ a b c d e f g h Blunt, Wilfrid (1970). The Dream King: Ludwig II of Bavaria (in English). London: Hamish Hamilton Limited. ISBN 241018994.
- ^ McIntosh, Christopher (1986). The Swan King : Ludwig II of Bavaria (in English). London: Robin Clarck Ltd. ISBN 0860721043.
- Klaus Leidorf, Peter Ettel: Burgen in Bayern. 7000 Jahre Burgengeschichte im Luftbild. Stuttgart, 1999. ISBN 3-8062-1364-X
- Toni Nessler: Burgen im Allgäu. Band II. Kempten, 1985. ISBN 3-88006-115-7
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