Author : Klaus Merten
Publisher : Vendome Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 20,65 MB
Release : 1999-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
This is the first book to explore scores of castles & palaces in Germany.
Author : Susan Symons
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 10,17 MB
Release : 2017-09-20
Category :
ISBN : 9780992801465
Schloss is the German word for castle or palace. This book visits twenty-five beautiful schlosser (the plural of schloss) in Bavaria and tells the colourful stories of historical royal characters connected with them. The history of Bavaria is closely linked with the glamourous Wittelsbach royal family, who produced such well-known celebrities as Mad King Ludwig II. This book tells their enthralling story. It also discovers other Bavarian dynasties - which got fabulously rich from inventing the postal service; specialised in being elected as church princes; or whose smart marriage policy brought them numerous thrones... Bavaria is a beautiful part of Germany and a real joy to visit. In the days of the monarchy, Bavaria was a kaleidoscope of sovereign territories ruled by dukes, princes, and bishops. From Franconia in the north to the Alps in the south, the Bavarian countryside teems with their fascinating castles and palaces. The stories include the prince who sold his country and its people to Prussia; the princess who was expected to marry an emperor until he saw her little sister; the king of Bavaria who reigned the longest but who hardly ever appears in the history books; and the duke who has been called the Bavarian Henry VIII. The fairy-tale castles built by Ludwig II are visited by tourists from around the world, but other schlosser rarely see an English speaker. This book might encourage you to get off the beaten track and see these wonderful places yourself. Schloss in Bavaria is the author's fourth book about The Fascinating Royal History of German Castles. With over 100 illustrations and 14 family trees; it should appeal to anyone who likes history, sightseeing, or is interested in people's personal stories. The author's first three books, called Schloss, Schloss II, and Schloss III, are also available on Amazon.
Author : Rick Steves
Publisher : Rick Steves
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,32 MB
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1641711302
After 40+ years of writing about Europe, Rick Steves has gathered 100 of his favorite memories together into one inspiring, award-winning collection: For the Love of Europe: My Favorite Places, People, and Stories. Join Rick as he's swept away by a fado singer in Lisbon, learns the dangers of falling in love with a gondolier in Venice, and savors a cheese course in the Loire Valley. Contemplate the mysteries of centuries-old stone circles in England, dangle from a cliff in the Swiss Alps, and hear a French farmer's defense of foie gras. With a brand-new, original introduction from Rick reflecting on his decades of travel, For the Love of Europe features 100 of the best stories published throughout his career. Covering his adventures through England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and more, these are stories only Rick Steves could tell. Wry, personal, and full of Rick's signature humor, For the Love of Europe is a fond and inspirational look at a lifetime of travel. Winner of the 2022 Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award: Best Travel Book, Silver
Author : Lisa Trumbauer
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,79 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781597160025
Set high in the Bavarian mountains of Germany, King Ludwig's Castle: Germany's Neuschwanstein is the story of King Ludwig's dream to build his fantasy castle. Resembling an old-world German fortress, Neuschwanstein was a fantastic playground that became the inspiration for Disney's Magic Kingdom castle. Four-color photos, maps, timelines and a compelling biographic narrative will engage students as they discover the dramatic and surprising story of the Bavarian King who built this magnificent castle.
Author : Hyde Flippo
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,66 MB
Release : 1996-06-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780844225135
For All Students Ideal for a variety of courses, this completely up-to-date, alphabetically organized handbook helps students understand how people from German-speaking nations think, do business, and act in their daily lives.
Author : Cecil Headlam
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 38,18 MB
Release : 2016-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1473362717
This book presents a detailed historical account of the Nuremberg Trials, the military tribunals orchestrated by the Allied forces after World War II and held in Nuremberg, Germany. A fascinating and insightful exploration of the historical Nazi trials, "The Story of Nuremberg" is highly recommended for those with an interest in WWII and nineteenth-century European history. Contents include: "Development of Nuremberg", "Nuremberg and the Reformation", "Nuremberg and the Thirty Years War", "The Castle, the Walls and Mediæval Fortifications", "The Council and the Council House-Nuremberg Tortures", "Albert Durer and the Arts and Crafts of Nuremberg", "The Meistersingers and Hans Sachs", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. First published in 1901.
Author : Norman Eisen
Publisher : Crown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,11 MB
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0451495799
A sweeping yet intimate narrative about the last hundred years of turbulent European history, as seen through one of Mitteleuropa’s greatest houses—and the lives of its occupants When Norman Eisen moved into the US ambassador’s residence in Prague, returning to the land his mother had fled after the Holocaust, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture in his new home. These symbols of Nazi Germany were remnants of the residence’s forgotten history, and evidence that we never live far from the past. From that discovery unspooled the twisting, captivating tale of four of the remarkable people who had called this palace home. Their story is Europe’s, and The Last Palace chronicles the upheavals that transformed the continent over the past century. There was the optimistic Jewish financial baron, Otto Petschek, who built the palace after World War I as a statement of his faith in democracy, only to have that faith shattered; Rudolf Toussaint, the cultured, compromised German general who occupied the palace during World War II, ultimately putting his life at risk to save the house and Prague itself from destruction; Laurence Steinhardt, the first postwar US ambassador whose quixotic struggle to keep the palace out of Communist hands was paired with his pitched efforts to rescue the country from Soviet domination; and Shirley Temple Black, an eyewitness to the crushing of the 1968 Prague Spring by Soviet tanks, who determined to return to Prague and help end totalitarianism—and did just that as US ambassador in 1989. Weaving in the life of Eisen’s own mother to demonstrate how those without power and privilege moved through history, The Last Palace tells the dramatic and surprisingly cyclical tale of the triumph of liberal democracy.
Author : Ernst-Otto Luthardt
Publisher : Verlagshaus Wurzburg
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,71 MB
Release : 2011-10
Category : Germany
ISBN : 9783800340590
Stretching from the coast of the North and Baltic seas to the precipitous peaks of the Alps, this guide journeys from north to south, traversing the many different natural and cultural landscapes of Germany. From the unique environment of the coastal mudflats and the popular islands of Sylt and Rügen, across the plains of northern Germany and the midlands hills to the highest point in the land, the Zugspitze, this illustrated volume depicts the country's geographical diversity in all its glory. Churches, castles, and palaces are captured, bearing witness to a rich and turbulent past, from the Romanesque cathedrals of the German emperors to the fairytale castles of Ludwig II of Bavaria. Medieval cities, such as Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Lübeck, and Wernigerode and modern metropolises boasting up-to-the-minute architectural constructions--with the new capital of Berlin firmly to the fore--harbor many highlights of Germany's artistic and cultural history. Showcasing this country in the very heart of Europe, this guide also comments on the castles on the Rhine and Saale, the making of wine, and the great writers of Classical Weimar, Goethe and Schiller.
Author : Peter Oluf Krückmann
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 50,91 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
This is a large format guide to King Ludwig's Wittelsbach Palaces.
Author : Joachim Zeune
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 29,16 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Castles
ISBN : 9783930572397
