Löwenburg Scloß | Kassel | Germany
lenberg Castle which was inspired by a Hilltop Castle was designed by Hinrich Kristoff Justa between 1793 and 1801 centuries after the actual construction of castles in Germany it is the imitation of a medieval knights castle and was built romantically historicizing deliberately as an artificial ruin initially planned only as a ruinous Tower without buildings eventually a complete Castle complex was created which is grouped around a courtyard the plant served the Lang grave as a residence for himself and his mistress Caroline Von scheim in 1821 the Lang grave who was raised to elector Wilhelm I first in 1803 was buried in a tomb under the castle [Music] Chapel the lion Castle was built from the beginning of less weather resistant Hawk tough which was available near the site and is easy to work until 1945 the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force flew several attacks on Castle the city suffered the heaviest attack on October 22nd 1943 due to the armaments industry and above all the dense development in the old town area with the slightly fire catching half timbered houses Castle moved according to the area bombing directive early on the list of cities for a firebombing attack especially appeared suitable the keep of the lenberg was mostly destroyed only the staircase Tower with some remains of walls remained and large parts of the facility including the kitchen and the connector construction were badly damaged reconstruction in the post-war years was rather expedient and characterized by functionality rather than attention to detail in 1957 extensive reconstruction work was carried out in the women’s building which had the goal to be able to take up sheltered inventory from the destroyed keep The Works are not finished yet the keep is currently being reconstructed and is scheduled to reopen in 2022 with a 25 M viewing [Music] platform the Interiors consist of four princely residential apartments in barck style in an Armory there are numerous historical weapons and plate armor of the 16th and 17th centuries the castle Chapel is equipped with numerous objects of medieval churches from the northern Hessian environment and has a crypt with the Tomb of the elector under the choir numerous pieces of equipment of the historical collection which was outsourced during the war are still in depos or are exhibited at Schloss fredrickstein their return should not take place until the Reconstruction of the castle is completed the Interiors can be visited as part of guided tours in 1922 GE George jacobe shot parts of his movie so are the men in the castle in this film Malena Dietrich had her first small role in 2010 in the lenberg episode 19 of 22 of the TV series far Brawn was filmed which has since been broadcast several times on German language television OT fried Fisher in the lead role plays a criminally active Pastor who is on the trail of a murder case the lenberg serves as a rectory and crime scene in the movie Budapest Hotel the main character zero mustafa’s property is treated in the beginning and among other things a picture of the lenberg is displayed showing it from the south side on January 2nd 2016 Deutsche Post AG issued a stamp of 90 cents as part of its special stamp series castles and castles which shows the lenberg in Winter the design is by Nicole elen bar and Frank fenor thank you for joining us on this magical tour of lenberg cast in Castle Germany whether you’re a history Enthusiast a lover of architecture or simply seeking a picturesque escape lenberg castle and Berg Park wilhelms ho offer an unforgettable experience until our next adventure take care and keep exploring the wonders of our world don’t forget to like comment and subscribe for More Travel Vlogs and experiences from around the globe see you in the next vlog