architecture
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle
Kaub, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Burg Pfalzgrafenstein [German]
Architecture
built
1326-1327
culture
style/period
work type by function
material
technique
architect / constr. phase
1326-1327
contruction of the tower
1339-1342
contruction of circular wall with covered battlements
1606-1607
addition of massive spire with iron clamps as protection agains demage by ice
1714
addition of baroque spire ontop of the tower
patronage
Specifications
height
36.0 m
number towers
1
towers
36.0 m
fortified tower
Geography
local language location name
Kaub, Deutschland [German]
cultural historical region
historical affiliations
1327-1806
1327-1801
1801-1806
1806-1866
1866-1918
1871-1918
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
II,
IV,
V
designation
reference
1066