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Today, Puchheim Castle is home to the regional music school, the tower gallery, the parish centre, the Maximilianhaus and the Redemptorist monastery.
Around 800 years ago, a so-called fortress was built in Puchheim, which burnt down completely in 1585. The castle was rebuilt in its present form by the Pollheim family. It was acquired by Count Adam von Herberstorff in 1627. From 1636 to 1760, the castle belonged to the Salburg family. The family of the Counts of Fuchs owned the castle from 1762 to 1838.Archduke Maximilian dÉste, a grandson of Empress Maria Theresa, acquired the Puchheim estate in 1838. In 1851, Maximilian brings the Redemptorists to Puchheim and gives them part of the main castle. The Bourbons inherit the castle in 1886.
The Walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul) since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. With numerous additions and modifications during their history, they were the last great fortification system of antiquity, and one of the most complex and elaborate systems ever built. They were also the largest and strongest fortification in both the ancient and medieval world.
Initially built by Constantine the Great, the walls surrounded the new city on all sides, protecting it against attack from both sea and land. As the city grew, the famous double line of the Theodosian Walls was built in the 5th century. Although the other sections of the walls were less elaborate, they were, when well-manned, almost impregnable for any medieval besieger.