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Hochosterwitz Castle
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Uploaded: 02/23/08 12:46 AM GMT
Hochosterwitz Castle
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Hochosterwitz Castle (also known as Burg Hochosterwitz) was first mentioned documentarily in 860. 1209 the Spanheims bestowed upon the family of Osterwitz the hereditary office of the cup-bearer. The last cup-bearer of Osterwitz was caught in a Turkish invasion and died in prison, without leaving descendants. Hochosterwitz goes back to the sovereign, Emperor Frederic III. King Ferdinand I. pawned Osterwitz to the governor Christof Khevenhüller. In 1570 Baron George Khevenhüller who equally was governor, acquired the citadel by purchase, fortifying it against the menacing Turkish invasions, provided it with an armoury and hat the 14 gates built from 1570-1586. Such a fortress-way, secured at so many sides, cannot only be counted among the greatest rarities, but does also represent a unique thing in citadel- construction. An old document enumerates the names of each gate. It is situated on a 160 m (525 ft) Dolomite rock near Sankt Georgen am Laengsee, east of the town of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia.
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Oh my, this is one top-notch shot! A wonderful combination of excellent lighting, fine composition and stunning skies. Faved, and I hope to see it in the VB.
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Fabulous photo. Excellent composition and contrasts. The sky is superb. I just wish that these wonderful old places had underground utilities. Thanks for the outstanding narrative.
Kudos.
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Great photo and narrative Sabine. The sky even cooperated with you to produce this stunning scene. Love the description and the coloring in this is just right. Good post.
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What a sight! An amazing castle. I can't imagine them building it. And you have a glorious day to get the best view. As Sandi says, 'like something from a fairy tale'. I can see a flying dragon about to decend. lol So lovely, Sabine.
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The stuff of fairytales is right. Excellent capture!
:)PJ
:)PJ
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"Where there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see." ~Dorothea Lange
Both image and narrative are great (!!) Sabine. Excellent work!
Regards, Cornelius
Regards, Cornelius
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a great shot and thanks for the history behind the picture:)
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amazing how they built such wonderful castles on the slopes of the hills - it looks very majestic Sabine - an excellent capture!
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What a magnificent place!! So royal looking.I can't begin to imagine how anyone gets up there..crawl? climb? wow. Or are there little tiny pathways somewhere? The sky is gorgeous, the greenery is also and the whole photo has every element of
loveliness. Thank you so much. Verena
loveliness. Thank you so much. Verena
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Wow, wonderful view of this beauty! Thanks for sharing.
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Supercalafragalisticexpialladociously antediluvian, and what an awesome photographer you are to boot, a big well done on this stupendous image.
My kindest regards,
Mark,
Plymouth, England, UK.
My kindest regards,
Mark,
Plymouth, England, UK.
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This is a well deserved C-Index, Sabine! It's a beautyful post !
Very well done, my compliments!
John
Very well done, my compliments!
John
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wonderful photograph of what appears to be a spectacular castle. the magnificent sky just adds to the beauty of the shot.
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This is a gorgeous image, but it lacks detail. The pixels are blurred a bit. I don't think it's your lens, but rather your CCD. I also appreciated the extensive information as I'm a castle lover. I've done several castle matte paintings that I've posted here. This one will inspire me. -P-
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I'm with cynlee...I was looking around for the dragon! Great pic, nice to see a fairy tale in real life.
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Thassay so hard, so sharp the conquering..."
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Amazing! This looks so much like a fairytale castle that it's hard for me to comprehend its reality! :) Nice shot. Thanks for sharing; have a great day! *Philippians 4:13*
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Great shot of a great castle. Bravo! Ricky.
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Where we have come from has absolutely no bearing upon where we are capable of going.
fairytale comes to life..
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"Nothing is more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others".
Thank you so much for sharing the pic and the background history! Quite a place indeed!
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As a guy of carithian origin I know this impressing castle,
I visited it several times.
This image is an excellent example of good seen architecture.
I visited it several times.
This image is an excellent example of good seen architecture.
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boremachine has the same image as you titled Castle...
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