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Founded: 14th centuryCategory: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Habsburg Dynasty (Germany)
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Ehrenstein Castle was first time documented in 1331. It was destroyed by Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War and not rebuilt again. Today two towers and some walls remain.
The adjacent Ehrenstein monastery was built by the castle owner Bertram von Nesselrode in 1486-1488. Today the church remains and contains some beautiful medieval glass paintings.
The Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley in France. Le Lude is the most northerly château of the Loire Valley and one of the last important historic castles in France, still inhabited by the same family for the last 260 years. The château is testimony to four centuries of French architecture, as a stronghold transformed into an elegant house during the Renaissance and the 18th century. The monument is located in the valley of Le Loir. Its gardens have evolved throughout the centuries.
