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EUROPEAN CASTLES INSTITUTE
Philippsburg Castle - Braubach

Where better to have a library about all things castles except in a castle. The European Castles Institute (EBI) for the study and preservation of castles is housed in the renovated Philippsburg Castle along the Rhine River in the town of Braubach. Philippsburg Castle was built by Landgrave Philipp II of Hessen-Rheinfels in 1568 who felt the main fortress castle of Marksburg, constructed high on a hill above the town, though perfect for defenses of the middle-ages (See Castle Marksburg) was too spare for the living comfort for a regal Renaissance man. Some of the castle's outer portions were destroyed for the building of the railroad line along the Rhine in 1861. The staircase tower in the west residential section and the half-timbered gate building are still intact from the original.

Philippsburg castle is now most notable as the repository of a unique library of more than 25,000 volumes about every known castle or palace in Europe, one of the most extensive of its kind anywhere. The European Castles Institute (Europaishces Burgen Institut) , also maintains a collection of castle and palace building plans, a collection of graphics, photographs and post cards, videos and CD’s. Aside from books about castles, there are also books on medieval history, art history, landscape gardening, castle renovation and preservation, descriptions of journeys, myths and legends. (See Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Road Museum). Most of the collection is in German, but some in English. They even have a few extra volumes for sale.

Castle Construction and History Institute

The institute was established by the German Castles Association for the Preservation of Historic Buildings (Deutsche Burgenvereinigung DBV) founded in 1899 as the oldest private organization for the preservation of historic buildings in Germany and accepts memberships for those interested in preserving the mystery, history, romance and beauty of castles. It collects historic records and resources regarding castles (see Wartburg Castle), organizes academic conferences, seminars, study trips and publishes specialists journal "Burgen und Schlösser" four times a year. The European Castles Institute lies near the DB railway tracks with the Braubach station short walk. By Rhine cruise boat the ferry dock is a few minutes walk as well. Just cross the road and under the railroad track to the narrow old street and turn right, follow the signs though the old 16th Cnetury buildings. © Bargain Travel Europe

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For Other Rhine Castles See:

Burg Reichenstein - Burg Rheinstein - Burg Ehrenfels and Sooneck - Marksburg

SEE ALSO:

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Munich's Englischer Garten

ART AND AUGUSTINER
Castle Art Museum in the Bavarian Alps

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