Beautiful little-known castle: Haut Koenigsbourg castle

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The Haut Koenigsbourg castle is located in Alsace in the east of France. The start of construction of this medieval castle was in the 12th century, as a defense fortress, on a rocky outcrop. During 8 centuries, the castle was rebuilt, burned down, destroyed, and restored several times.

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The main gate ( Image source: fr.wikipedia / Tangopaso )
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The Kaiser room with the decoration of the imperial eagle (Image source: viajesyrutas.es)
Guard room ( Image source: commons.wikimedia / Philippe sosson )
Banquet room, painting of joust between the Ribeaupierre and the Rathsamhausen ( Image source: fr.wikipedia / G.Garitan )

Image of title, source: flickr / Drew de F Fawkes

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