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Stolzenfels Castle

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Stolzenfels Castle
Stolzenfels Castle. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Stolzenfels Castle (German: Schloss Stolzenfels) is a former medieval fortress castle ("Burg") turned into a palace, near Koblenz on the left bank of the Rhine, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Stolzenfels was a ruined 13th-century castle, gifted to the Prussian crown prince, Frederick William in 1823. He had it rebuilt as a 19th-century palace in Gothic Revival style. Today, it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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