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Isenburg Castle

Germany · 16th century

Founded
c. 1550
Style
Renaissance
Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal
Location
Offenbach am Main
Coordinates
50.1078°, 8.765°
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Isenburg Castle in Germany
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Description

Isenburg Castle is a Renaissance-style castle in Offenbach am Main. It was built in the 16th century by the House of Isenburg. Art historians consider Isenburg Castle to be an important Renaissance building north of the alps. This is evident in the differently designed facades on the north and south sides of the castle. The south side facing the city features a relaxed Renaissance facade with arcades between two stair towers, while the north side facing the Main River has a fortified facade made from parts of the older structure. The castle was originally planned as a four-winged castle. However, this construction project was never carried out.

Text adapted from “Isenburg Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Isenburg Castle ranks #5,392 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #462 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,134 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Frankfurt, 6 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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