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Ebelsberg Castle is located in the south of Linz. Due to its elevated position on the Schiltenberg, the castle can be seen from far above the city. The quadrangular, two-storey complex around a trapezoidal inner courtyard with its now smooth fronts no longer gives much indication of the former late medieval luxury of the Passau bishop's seat.
Ebelsberg Castle gained military-historical significance during the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon himself had pointed out the strategic location of Ebelsberg. In the course of the 'Battle of Ebelsberg' on May 3, 1809, a fierce battle developed around the castle, which, like the market, went up in flames.
The battle of Ebelsberg is depicted in three dioramas. The Military History Collection in the Ebelsberg Castle provides a survey of the development of small firearms and handguns from the 18th century to the present. The collection focuses on the weapons and arming of the armies at war in World War I. There is also an extensive and informative exhibition of items from the navy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire including numerous model ships recalling this era.
House of the Blackheads (Melngalvju nams) is a building situated in the old town of Riga. The original building was erected during the first third of the 14th century for the Brotherhood of Blackheads, a guild for unmarried German merchants in Riga. Major works were done in the years 1580 and 1886, adding most of the ornaments.
The structure was bombed to a ruin by the Germans June 28, 1941 and the remains demolished by the Soviets in 1948. The current reconstruction was erected from 1995 to 1999. Today the House of Blackheads serves as a museum and sometimes concert hall.