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Europe - Rhineland Bacharach Marksburg

Festung Ehrenbreitstein

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June 1997, Koblenz, Germany

The Ehrenbreitstein Citadel commands an imposing position across the river from Koblenz. The first castle built in the 10th century was destroyed by the French in 1799. The existing fortress was built by the Prussians in the 19th century.

Other pictures like this one can be found at Rheinland Album.