Schönfeld Castle, Dresden, Germany

Schönfeld Castle is considered the best preserved Renaissance castle in the Dresden region. Since its construction in the 16th century, it has not undergone any major structural changes. The predecessor of today's castle was a medieval moated castle, which was built when the village of Schönfeld was founded in the 11th century. The castle developed into the Schönfeld manor. In 1543 the castle was acquired by the court architect Hans von Dehn-Rothfelser and converted into a Renaissance castle.

The castle, which is located directly next to the church, is surrounded on three sides by a moat and the castle pond. In the former living rooms on the upper floors, numerous wooden beamed ceilings painted with coats of arms and tendrils have been preserved from the time of origin. Other rooms were partly given stucco ceilings in the 18th century. Remains of wall paintings from the late Renaissance were also uncovered.

Today the castle houses two exhibitions. One is devoted to the history of the castle, the other to the art of magic.

Today the castle is used for various cultural events, often for magic shows.

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Wieskirche

The Pilgrimage Church of Wies (Wieskirche) is an oval rococo church, designed in the late 1740s by Dominikus Zimmermann. It is located in the foothills of the Alps in the municipality of Steingaden.

The sanctuary of Wies is a pilgrimage church extraordinarily well-preserved in the beautiful setting of an Alpine valley, and is a perfect masterpiece of Rococo art and creative genius, as well as an exceptional testimony to a civilization that has disappeared.

The hamlet of Wies, in 1738, is said to have been the setting of a miracle in which tears were seen on a simple wooden figure of Christ mounted on a column that was no longer venerated by the Premonstratensian monks of the Abbey. A wooden chapel constructed in the fields housed the miraculous statue for some time. However, pilgrims from Germany, Austria, Bohemia, and even Italy became so numerous that the Abbot of the Premonstratensians of Steingaden decided to construct a splendid sanctuary.

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Gabriella Seye (2 years ago)
Amazing reneissance castle! Worth visiting!

Várhalmi Gabriella (2 years ago)
We liked it a lot! Nice reneissance castle! There is a magician's exhibition inside. The whole area is wonderful.

Angela Römer (3 years ago)
Schön anzusehen , waren diesmal auch in der Schlosskirche , man kann immer Neues entdecken

Gyl George (6 years ago)
EXTRA!!!

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