For the charming Hohenzollern Castle, the third time really was the charm. Constructed on the top of Hohenzollern Mountain in the 11th century, the castle was largely ruined by a 10-month siege in 1423, only to be rebuilt a few decades later. It then served as an important strategic stronghold before again falling into disrepair. In the 19th century, King Frederick William IV of Prussia, best remembered for his commitment to building great works across Germany, had a new castle built on the grounds, replacing almost all the 15th-century construction. Today, Hohenzollern Castle is an open-air museum that hosts more than 350,000 visitors per year, making it one of the most-visited castles in Germany.
Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Join us in celebrating World Water Day
-
Splashes of color for Watercolor Month
-
Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
-
It’s Weihnachtsmarkt time!
-
Looking down on the Otter
-
Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
-
Flamenco dancers
-
The parenting of a piping plover
-
Tesla, the visionary
-
Sitting down and taking a stand
-
Folegandros Island, Cyclades, Greece
-
Lobster tales
-
Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
-
A meerkat stands alone
-
Nubble Island’s only industry
-
Fog above the forest
-
Put your flippers in the air…
-
World Theater Day
-
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
-
Siblings Day
-
World Parrot Day
-
International Nurses Day
-
Tintern Abbey, Wales
-
Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
-
Humming along
-
A fortress in the sky
-
That bill s just not going to fit
-
Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
-
A cliffside harbor in Sardinia
-
Lighting the way to new beginnings