the neuburg castle palace der donau upper bavaria

navigate by keyword : town landmark city downtown building tourism architecture plaza neighbourhood tower street facade road quail evening metropolis neuburg castle palace donau upper bavaria original built early middle ages agilolfings acquired wittelsbach dukes 1247 count palatine otto henry began rule palatinate 1522 found medieval fortified residence princely residences still adjusted demands modern court 1527 ordered design renaissance expand artistic quality condition important palaces 16th century germany 1537 additional west wing includes chapel

The Neuburg Castle is a palace in Neuburg an der Donau, Upper Bavaria Royalty Free Stock Photo

Neuburg an der Donau is a city that is the capital of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria, Germany. Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Neuburg Castle is a palace in Neuburg an der Donau, Upper Bavaria. The original castle was built in the early Middle Ages by the Agilolfings. This was acquired by the Wittelsbach dukes in 1247.When Count Palatine Otto Henry began his rule in Palatinate-Neuburg in 1522, he found a medieval fortified castle in his residence city of Neuburg, which, unlike similar princely residences was still not adjusted for the demands of a modern court. So from 1527 he ordered to re-design the castle into a Renaissance palace and to expand the artistic quality and condition to one of the most important palaces of the first half of the 16th Century in Germany. From 1537 an additional west wing was added which also includes the chapel.