Wartburg Castle
by Robert VanDerWal
Title
Wartburg Castle
Artist
Robert VanDerWal
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Wartburg Castle, overlooking the town of Eisenach, was originally built in the Romanesque style throughout the 12th to 15th century. Much of the present day interior dates to the 19th century. During a sanctuary from the Court of Inquisition in 1521, Martin Luther translated the New Testament into the German language. In 1967, during the Russian Occupation, the castle was the site of the 900th anniversary of the Wartburg's foundation, the 450th anniversary of the beginning of Martin Luther's Reformation, and the 150th anniversary of the Wartburg Festival. Now, no longer occupied by the Russian's, it is again a part of the east and west combination of the original Germany's.
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July 11th, 2014
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