Lichtenstein Castle Moat - Baden Wurttemberg - Germany
by Gary Whitton
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Lichtenstein Castle Moat - Baden Wurttemberg - Germany
Artist
Gary Whitton
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Photograph - Digital Photography
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The moat of Lichtenstein Castle, in Baden-Wuttermberg, Germany, as seen outside the main gate. The castle was built between 1840-42, by Duke Wilhelm of Urach, Count of Wurttemberg. The neo-gothic design of the castle was conceived by architect Carl Alexander Heideloff, and follows two previous castles constructed in the middle ages, and destroyed in local warfare.
Pictured is the moat and defensive wall one encounters at the entrance to Lichtenstein Castle. The cloudiness of this day made for an interesting photograph that brought out the deep greens in the grass, but also gave a dark foreboding feel to the place.
Lichtenstein is a German castle located on the edge of the Swabian Alps, not far from the town of Reutlingen. It’s of relatively recent construction, built in the 1840’s by Count Wilhelm of Württemberg, based on a Gothic Revival design. It was inspired by Wilhelm Hauff’s popular novel “Lichtenstein“ which offered a romanticized account of his predecessor Duke Ulrich and the castle that once stood at the site, but had been dismantled in 1802.
The castle was not designed for any specific defensive need by Count Wilhelm, and was created largely for show and nostalgia for the Middle Ages, in a vein similar to Ludwig II’s construction of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria.
Duke Wilhelm's castle follows two previous castles constructed in the middle ages, and destroyed in local warfare.
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September 14th, 2014
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