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Marburg Castle

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:44:40 -0800

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Architecturally, Marburg is famous both for its medieval churches and for its castle Marburger Schloss. In particular the Elisabethkirche—one of the two or three first purely Gothic churches north of the Alps outside of France—is an archetype of Gothic architecture in Germany. More important, however, is Marburg's status as an unspoilt, spire-dominated, castle-crowned Gothic/Renaissance city on a hill, intact because Marburg was isolated between 1600 and 1850.

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Marburg

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:42:09 -0700

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Burg Gleiberg

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:37:17 -0700

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Wedding at castle Gleiberg near Giessen, Germany.

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The House of Parliament, Budapest

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Thu, 31 May 2012 04:07:12 -0700

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As the millennial celebrations of 1896 approached, the nation's demand for representation channelled the conception of a unique Parliament building. The Palace of Westminster in part inspired the design, but a well-known Hungarian architect, Imre Steindl, laid out the plans in their entirety. The building stretches 268 meters in its length, along the Danube embankment. Ornamented with white neo-gothic turrets and arches, it forms the most outstanding landmark of the Pest side horizon. Statues of Hungarian monarchs and military commanders decorate the outer walls. The unique interior design includes huge halls, over 12,5 miles of corridors, a 96-meter high central dome, and 691 rooms. When the Parliament is not in session, all these can be visited.

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The House of Parliament, Budapest

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Thu, 31 May 2012 04:02:58 -0700

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Budapest

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:44:29 -0800

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Budapest Parliament

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:57:12 -0700

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Kuholm Ruins

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:17:15 -0700

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During the 14th century, the Saxons found the fortress destroyed and built on its ruins, on several steps, a peasant fortress. They named it: Reps (much later the Hungarians named it Cohalom, meaning „rock heap„). It was for the first time mentioned in a document (castrum Kuholm) from 1324, referring to the old Saxon peasant fortress situated on the basalt rock on the northwest side of the town.
The particularity of the ancient Saxon Fortress of Cohalom are its snail-shell-shaped fortifications. The entrenchment consists of three parts:
- The Upper part of the Fortress, built before the German colonization;
- The Middle Fortress built in the 15th century;
- The Lower part of the Fortress built in the 18th century.
In the 17th century, the walls of the „Lower Fortress„, provided with loopholes, rose 4-5 meters high, and there were also an entrance tower and a portcullis. In 1623, a 41 meter-deep well was dug.
In 1790, a strong storm destroyed the fortress roof, and since then the edifice was abandoned.

castle at night b&w

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:00:17 -0700

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Budapest, Hungary

castle in the moon light b&w

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:01:43 -0700

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Budapest, Hungary

castle in the moon light

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:01:01 -0700

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Budapest, Hungary

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castle at night

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:59:30 -0700

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Budapest, Hungary

Dream Castle

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:58:45 -0700

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Budapest, Hungary

Parliament

nobody@flickr.com (fesign) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:21:50 -0700

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Budapest, Hungary