Schlossturm

Düsseldorf, Germany

Schlossturm tower on the riverside is all that remains of the castle of Counts of Berg. The first three storeys date back to the 13th century. In 1552, Alessandro Pasqualini added a fourth, polygonal storey, adorned with Tuscan columns. Today it houses a museum of Rhine shipping and is topped by a face.

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Burgplatz, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Founded: 13th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)

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www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de

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4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

BARTOSZ R (2 years ago)
It's my favourite museum in the City: nice topic, historical building, amazing view and not to huge space to visit. Excellent experience.
Iana Marchenko (3 years ago)
Nice small museum with great location and amazing view on the river.
Stewart Aughey (3 years ago)
Small but interesting museum of history of trading on the Rhine
weals gaber (3 years ago)
Nice place during Rian maybe cool but like my town in Egypt Alexandria
Stefan Georgescu (3 years ago)
Interesting, but everything was in german and german only...
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