Castle Drachenburg
Drachenburg Castle is a castle on Drachenfels in Königswinter, Germany. It was built from 1882 to 1884 in the historicist styles of Neo-Gothic and Neo-Renaissance as a representative residence for Stephan von Sarter, who, however, did not live in the castle himself. After his death, the castle was subjected to several changes of use.
In 1986 Schloss Drachenburg, which falls within the context of the castle renaissance of the Rhine romanticism, was placed under monument protection and in 1990 it was placed under the responsibility of the North Rhine-Westphalia Foundation for Nature Conservation, Heimat- und Kulturpflege. From 1995 to 2010[1] it was restored to its original state and expanded into a kind of museum with a focus on contemporary residential culture. The restoration companies Bachmann & Wille and Bauhütte Quedlinburg won the Peter Parler Prize in 2011 for the reconstruction of the entrance staircase. [2] The interiors as well as the murals and historical stained glass have been reconstructed as far as possible in the original design. As an outstanding example of the genre, the Schlosspark belongs to the founding members of the Straße der Gartenkunst between the Rhine and the Meuse and is integrated into the European Garden Heritage Network.
The Vorburg also houses the Museum of the History of Nature Conservation in Germany.
Castle Drachenburg
Drachenburg Castle is a castle on Drachenfels in Königswinter, Germany. It was built from 1882 to 1884 in the historicist styles of Neo-Gothic and Neo-Renaissance as a representative residence for Stephan von Sarter, who, however, did not live in the castle himself. After his death, the castle was subjected to several changes of use.
In 1986 Schloss Drachenburg, which falls within the context of the castle renaissance of the Rhine romanticism, was placed under monument protection and in 1990 it was placed under the responsibility of the North Rhine-Westphalia Foundation for Nature Conservation, Heimat- und Kulturpflege. From 1995 to 2010[1] it was restored to its original state and expanded into a kind of museum with a focus on contemporary residential culture. The restoration companies Bachmann & Wille and Bauhütte Quedlinburg won the Peter Parler Prize in 2011 for the reconstruction of the entrance staircase. [2] The interiors as well as the murals and historical stained glass have been reconstructed as far as possible in the original design. As an outstanding example of the genre, the Schlosspark belongs to the founding members of the Straße der Gartenkunst between the Rhine and the Meuse and is integrated into the European Garden Heritage Network.
The Vorburg also houses the Museum of the History of Nature Conservation in Germany.