The Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg is a medieval castle located in the commune of Orschwillerin the Bas-Rhin département in the region of Alsace.
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Located in the Vosges mountains just west of Sélestat, situated in a strategic area on a rocky spur overlooking the Upper Rhine Plain, it was used by successive powers from the Middle Ages until the Thirty Years’ War when it was abandoned.
From 1900 to 1908 it was rebuilt at the behest of the German kaiser Wilhelm II.
The covered walkway, with the windmill in the background.
The grand staircase leading to the imperial residence.
Wine cellar.
The banqueting hall.
The chapel.
One of the rooms in the southern dwelling with a tiled stove.
The weapon room with breastplates crossbows and helmets
The weapon room has a large collection of halberds.
The top of the great bastion, built to act as a shield and defend the dwelling.
In the large bastion, replicas of cannons
The upper garden, the well and the parapet walk.
