Albrechtsburg Castle, Meissen: the Grosser Wendelstein (or Great External Staircase)
Architect/Designer | Arnold von Westfalen (c. 1425-1480) |
Artist/Photographer | Werner, C. |
Country | Germany |
City | Meissen |
Subject Date | 1524 |
Image Date | 1844 |
View | Interior |
Style | Gothic |
Medium | Print |
Library Reference | EW E.e.567/3 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Palaces ; Castles ; Spiral stairs |
SOURCE: Ludwig Puttrich. Denkmale der Baukunst des Mittelalters in Sachsen (Leipzig, 1844-1850), vol. 3, 'Das Schloss und der Dom zu Meissen und Kloster Heiligen-Kreuz unfern Davon' (1844), pl. 17 NOTES: The Albrechtsburg, a transition from a medieval fort to a royal residence begun in 1470, was the home of Europe's first porcelain factory from 1710 to 1863.
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