Old Castle (Pappenheim)

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Old castle

The old castle is the former residence of the marshals of Pappenheim , and is located within the old town of the Middle Franconian town of Pappenheim at Graf-Carl-Straße 13.

history

The previous aristocratic seat, today's Pappenheim castle ruins , was no longer considered appropriate, which is why Wolf Christoph zu Pappenheim added the old castle to an older building in 1593 . The builder was Franz Joseph Roth . The building remained the residence of Marshals von Pappenheim until the New Palace was built .

Building description

While the facade was built in the Renaissance style, the interior from the 16th to 18th centuries is late Gothic and early Classicist . The buildings surrounding the castle courtyard , including an orangery and several pavilions , collapsed in 1953. The main building has three storeys and is decorated by polygonal, four-storey corner towers with pointed helmets .

literature

  • Ruth Bach-Damaskinos: Palaces and castles in Middle Franconia . A complete representation of all palaces, manors, castles and ruins in the Central Franconian independent cities and districts. Hofmann, Nürnberg 1993, ISBN 3-87191-186-0 , p. 113 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The old castle. In: Sights. City of Pappenheim, accessed on March 29, 2015 .
  2. ↑ The old castle. In: history. Pappenheim.info, accessed on March 29, 2015 (private website).

Coordinates: 48 ° 56 ′ 2.1 ″  N , 10 ° 58 ′ 30.4 ″  E