Fallersleben Castle
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Fallersleben Castle is located in Wolfsburg in the German state of Lower Saxony and, together with Neuhaus and Wolfsburg Castles, is one of the most important historic buildings in the town. It is in
Inner courtyard of the water castle of Fallersleben and bridge over the reconstructed moat
Mistress of the castle, Clara of Lauenburg
Courtyard
Excavated castle foundations and cellars protected by a glass cover
Gifhorn Castle
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Gifhorn Castle is a castle in Gifhorn, Germany, built between 1525 and 1581 in the Weser Renaissance style. The castle was fortified until 1790 with moats, ramparts and bastions and was never captured
Fallersleben Castle
…into a ducal domain (Domäne). In 2001–03 Fallersleben Castle was renovated in line with its status as a listed building. Fallersleben Castle, like Gifhorn Castle, was owned by Duke Francis of Brunswick and Lüneburg (1508–49). He died whilst it was being built, however, when he was 41 years old. From 1539 he ruled…
Castle courtyard. From left: the Kommandantenhaus with its staircase tower (Treppenturm), castle chapel (Schlosskapelle) and the Ablagerhaus
The gatehouse, the first castle building to be completed (in 1526)
Duke Francis in the castle chapel
Burg Bentheim Pulverturm