Drachenburg Castle

Königswinter, Germany

1882 - 1884

The Drachenburg Castle is a private villa styled as a palace and constructed in the late 19th century on the Drachenfels hill in the east bank of the Rhine. It was built in the Historicist style, especially Early Neo-Gothic on the outside and Neo-Renaissance on the inside, as a representative residence for Stephan von Sarter, a broker and banker, who, however, rarely lived in the palace. After his death, the palace underwent multiple changes of use. Now it is a museum where you can see the beautiful Rhein landscape.

The magnificent ensemble was built in the style of historicism. With its wealth of towers, viewpoints and battlements, the castle mainly refers to medieval constructions. It follows the castle construction type and is culturally and historically embedded in the castle revival of the Rhine Romantic period. The richly decorated architecture reflects the imperial world view, art and culture. In complete contrast to the visible medieval historicist architecture, the interior of the building contains modern technology from the 19th century. Gas lamps provided good lighting, and hot-air central heating kept temperatures even. Spiral staircases made with standardized pieces of cast iron, roof trusses of riveted steel beams, cast iron columns, etc. they were cleverly integrated into the building without affecting the desired overall impression of medieval craftsmanship.

I hope you liked it as much as I did, and if you have the opportunity, don't miss out on visiting it.

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