Skip that housework! Let's go castle hopping again!
Runkel Castle looks like it is all stonework and gargantuan, but it is pleasantly adorable on the inside!
The Outer Gate
This gateway is between two round towers. There is an apartment built where the windows are situated.
The coat of arms between the window is of the family Wied.
The initials on it are for Count Johann Ludwig Adolf of Wied, Lord of Runkel and Isenburg 1714.
Beyond the gate is a spectacular, well-manicured haven!
I want to move in!
The coat of arms between the window is of the family Wied.
The initials on it are for Count Johann Ludwig Adolf of Wied, Lord of Runkel and Isenburg 1714.
Beyond the gate is a spectacular, well-manicured haven!
I want to move in!
Walking through the drawbridge area (no longer here) you come across shackles for detaining the unruly.
Further on there is and inner bay which was important for defense.
You'll see boundary stones and different eras of building evolution as we progress.
Further on there is and inner bay which was important for defense.
You'll see boundary stones and different eras of building evolution as we progress.
Continuing along, you'll find the dwelling house and stable of 1701.
The ground floor is built of quarry stones.
In the center there is an octagonal tower leading to a bell shaped roof.
The ground floor is built of quarry stones.
In the center there is an octagonal tower leading to a bell shaped roof.
Wied-Runkel and Eberstin-Naugard Coat of Arms
The New Press House
The Runkeler Rothe wine was pressed and tasted here.
It now holds a model of Runkel Castle and Village in the Middle Ages.
Also, displayed are tools from the time and various drawings/pictures of the passing of time.
The Runkeler Rothe wine was pressed and tasted here.
It now holds a model of Runkel Castle and Village in the Middle Ages.
Also, displayed are tools from the time and various drawings/pictures of the passing of time.
Further in we find another functional courtyard
Descriptions of each are with the slideshow photo
The Main Dwelling House
Faces to make it real...
The Armory Collection
The Large Wine Press
What's a Castle Without Its Torture Chamber!!!
As master of a castle you have jurisdiction to uphold laws.
The torture chamber was the place of fear and terror, especially during the witch trials 1649-1652.
Documents indicate this chamber was last used in 1765.
The torture chamber was the place of fear and terror, especially during the witch trials 1649-1652.
Documents indicate this chamber was last used in 1765.