Burg Waldeck in Waldeck, Germany
Below is a series of photos I took recently when my family and I visited the castle ruins of Burg Waldeck in Waldeck, Germany. The top photo is a screen shot from Google Earth showing the layout of the castle as it appears today. Burg Waldeck is a typical Keep and Bailey type castle. There is a rounded keep at the center of the complex with a small courtyard and various outbuildings. It is surrounded by a curtain wall that is currently about 10-15 foot high with rounded turrets defending the most vulnerable parts of the wall. It sits on top of fairly steep hill that … More after the Jump…