Löwenburg Castle

Löwenburg Castle

The Löwenburg Castle located picturesquely in the Bergpark (mountain park) Wilhelmshöhe, presents itself as a romantic knight’s castle from the Middle Ages.

In the inside, however, the castle houses living rooms from the Baroque, which were designed to accommodate the earl and his entourage. Löwenburg Castle was erected by landgrave Wilhelm IX. at the end of the 18th century – a time of major societal changes. Being a ruin, the castle evokes thoughts of fights of siege and defence, but with its seemingly venerable age, it was also designed to underpin the seniority and, thereby, the legitimacy of the dynasty of Hessen-Kassel.

Löwenburg Castle

Löwenburg Castle

Löwenburg Castle