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class="latitude">54°42′36.78″N</span> <span class="longitude">20°30′38.84″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">54.7102167°N 20.5107889°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">54.7102167; 20.5107889</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">1255</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Demolished</th><td class="infobox-data">1968–1969</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Königsberg Castle</b> (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Königsberger Schloss</i>, <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Кёнигсбергский замок</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Russian" title="Romanization of Russian">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Russian-language romanization"><i lang="ru-Latn">Konigsbergskiy zamok</i></span>) was one of the landmarks of the city of <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6nigsberg" title="Königsberg">Königsberg</a> (since 1946 <a href="/wiki/Kaliningrad" title="Kaliningrad">Kaliningrad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K%C3%B6nigsberg_Castle&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The site of the <a href="/wiki/Castle" title="Castle">castle</a> was originally an <a href="/wiki/Old_Prussians" title="Old Prussians">Old Prussian</a> fort known as <i>Tuwangste</i> near the <a href="/wiki/Pregolya" title="Pregolya">Pregel River</a> at an important waypoint in Prussian territory. Nearby were three Prussian villages, later known as <a href="/wiki/L%C3%B6benicht" title="Löbenicht">Löbenicht</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sackheim" title="Sackheim">Sackheim</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tragheim" title="Tragheim">Tragheim</a>. After conquering the area in 1255, the <a href="/wiki/Teutonic_Knights" class="mw-redirect" title="Teutonic Knights">Teutonic Knights</a> constructed a provisionary wooden and earthworks fort in place of the Prussian one.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1257, a new stone <a href="/wiki/Ordensburg" title="Ordensburg">Ordensburg</a> castle was being constructed. The castle was greatly enlarged and refortified in several stages between the 16th to 18th centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-WKM_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WKM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fortress, later designated a castle, was the residence of the <a href="/wiki/Grand_master_(order)" title="Grand master (order)">Grandmasters</a> of the Teutonic Order and later residence for <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Prussia" title="Duchy of Prussia">Prussian</a> rulers.<sup id="cite_ref-WKM_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WKM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1635, Polish King <a href="/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_IV_Vasa" title="Władysław IV Vasa">Władysław IV Vasa</a> resided at the castle during his stay in the city as the suzerain of Ducal Prussia.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1734–1736, it was the place of stay of Polish King <a href="/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Leszczy%C5%84ski" title="Stanisław Leszczyński">Stanisław Leszczyński</a> during the <a href="/wiki/War_of_the_Polish_Succession" title="War of the Polish Succession">War of the Polish Succession</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1815 <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica" title="Encyclopædia Britannica">Encyclopædia Britannica</a></i> refers to "the magnificent palace in which is a hall 83.5 m long and 18 m broad without pillars to support it, and a handsome library. The <a href="/wiki/Gothic_architecture" title="Gothic architecture">gothic</a> tower of the castle is very high (100 m) and has 284 steps to the top, from where a great distance can be seen". This extensive building, enclosed in a large quadrangle and situated almost in the center of the city, was formerly a seat of the Teutonic Order. It was altered and enlarged from the 16th to 18th centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-WKM_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WKM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The west wing contained the <a href="/wiki/Schlosskirche_(K%C3%B6nigsberg)" title="Schlosskirche (Königsberg)">Schloßkirche</a>, or palace church, where <a href="/wiki/Frederick_I_of_Prussia" title="Frederick I of Prussia">Frederick I</a> was crowned in 1701 and <a href="/wiki/William_I,_German_Emperor" title="William I, German Emperor">William I</a> in 1861.<sup id="cite_ref-WKM_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WKM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">arms</a> emblazoned upon the walls and columns were those of members of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Black_Eagle" title="Order of the Black Eagle">Order of the Black Eagle</a>. Above the church was the 83 m long and 18 m high Moscowiter-Saal, one of the largest halls in the <a href="/wiki/German_Reich" title="German Reich">German Reich</a>. </p><p>Until the latter part of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the apartments of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Hohenzollern" title="House of Hohenzollern">Hohenzollerns</a> and the Prussia Museum (north wing, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Prussia-Sammlung&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prussia-Sammlung (page does not exist)">Prussia-Sammlung</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia-Sammlung" class="extiw" title="de:Prussia-Sammlung">de</a>]</span>) were open to the public daily. Among other things, the museum accommodated 240,000 exhibits of the <i>Prussian collection</i>, a collection of the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6nigsberg_State_and_University_Library" title="Königsberg State and University Library">Königsberg State and University Library</a>, as well as many paintings by the artist <a href="/wiki/Lovis_Corinth" title="Lovis Corinth">Lovis Corinth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WKM_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WKM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1926, <a href="/wiki/Friedrich_Lahrs" title="Friedrich Lahrs">Friedrich Lahrs</a> led an excavation of the castle courtyard. During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, various pieces of captured Russian art were stored there, possibly including parts of the <a href="/wiki/Amber_Room" title="Amber Room">Amber Room</a>. An extensive collection of provincial archives was also housed there. Also the <i>Blutgericht</i>, a wine selling tavern, was situated within the castle. An image of <a href="/wiki/Hans_von_Sagan" title="Hans von Sagan">Hans von Sagan</a> was used as the castle's weathervane. </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/Bombing_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg_in_World_War_II" title="Bombing of Königsberg in World War II">bombing of Königsberg</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allies</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> in 1944, the castle completely burnt down.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the thick walls were able to withstand both the aerial bombing and <a href="/wiki/Red_Army" title="Red Army">Soviet</a> <a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">artillery</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg" title="Battle of Königsberg">urban fighting</a> in April 1945, allowing the ruins of the castle to stay standing.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The largely demolished Königsberg became part of the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> and was renamed Kaliningrad in 1946. </p><p>Kaliningrad was to be rebuilt as a model town on the remains of Königsberg, without reminders of its German past left standing.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ruins of the castle were periodically blown up over the next several years, with the last remnants being destroyed in 1968 on <a href="/wiki/Leonid_Brezhnev" title="Leonid Brezhnev">Leonid Brezhnev</a>'s personal orders.<sup id="cite_ref-NG_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NG-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Raze_and_Rebuild_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raze_and_Rebuild-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the ruins of the nearby <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6nigsberg_Cathedral" title="Königsberg Cathedral">Königsberg Cathedral</a>, which included the tomb of <a href="/wiki/Immanuel_Kant" title="Immanuel Kant">Immanuel Kant</a>, were left standing, and, after the collapse of the USSR, in the late 1990s and early years of the 21st century were rebuilt and restored. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_situation">Current situation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K%C3%B6nigsberg_Castle&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current situation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Koenigsberger_schloss_ruinen_1965.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Koenigsberger_schloss_ruinen_1965.tif/lossless-page1-220px-Koenigsberger_schloss_ruinen_1965.tif.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Koenigsberger_schloss_ruinen_1965.tif/lossless-page1-330px-Koenigsberger_schloss_ruinen_1965.tif.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Koenigsberger_schloss_ruinen_1965.tif/lossless-page1-440px-Koenigsberger_schloss_ruinen_1965.tif.png 2x" data-file-width="1170" data-file-height="596" /></a><figcaption>Castle ruins, 1965</figcaption></figure> <p>Today, Kaliningrad is part of Russia. The centre square of Kaliningrad resides on the site of the castle which, despite its name, actually lies to the southeast of the town centre. Adjacent to the centre square on the filled-in moat is the "<a href="/wiki/House_of_Soviets_(Kaliningrad)" title="House of Soviets (Kaliningrad)">House of Soviets</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which in 1960 was intended to be the central administration building. Continuation of development was stopped in the 1980s as the massive building gradually sank into the structurally unsound soil stemming from the collapse of tunnels in the old castle's subterranean levels. Many people call this the "Revenge of the Prussians" or "The Monster". The outside of the building was finally completed pending a visit by <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">President Putin</a> in 2005. The inside remains unfinished. </p><p>The current Kaliningrad city administration debated whether to rebuild the castle with the financial assistance of the Russian Department of Culture. In contrast to the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6nigsberg_Cathedral" title="Königsberg Cathedral">Königsberger Dom</a>, there would be the difficult task of erecting the castle from scratch, so plans were dropped for the time being. Instead, the centre square is cobbled. </p><p>In June 2010, the regional Minister of Culture, Mikhail Andreyev, announced that a referendum on the reconstruction of the castle would be held in the city of in March 2011. Previously, it had been intended to hold the referendum in October 2010, but budgetary pressures caused a delay.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dom_Sovietov_excavation_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Dom_Sovietov_excavation_2018.jpg/220px-Dom_Sovietov_excavation_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Dom_Sovietov_excavation_2018.jpg/330px-Dom_Sovietov_excavation_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Dom_Sovietov_excavation_2018.jpg/440px-Dom_Sovietov_excavation_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4480" data-file-height="2372" /></a><figcaption>Excavations at the castle site, January 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>Since September 2001, the German magazine <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Der_Spiegel" title="Der Spiegel">Der Spiegel</a></i></span> has financed the excavation of parts of the castle's cellar, which was carried out with the <a href="/wiki/Kaliningrad_Regional_Museum_of_History_and_Arts" title="Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Arts">Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Arts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is hoped that various buried treasures of the previous castle museum are uncovered, and possibly the rest of the <a href="/wiki/Amber_Room" title="Amber Room">Amber Room</a>. During the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> the Amber Room was transferred by Germany to Königsberg where it was installed in one of the halls of the Castle. Here its traces were lost.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> So far, thousands of items have been discovered. In June 2005, an occult silver casket with medals and amulets was found. <sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is planned that after completion of the excavation, parts of the castle's vaults will be made accessible as an open-air museum. </p><p>In May 2023, the House of Soviets is under demolition. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K%C3%B6nigsberg_Castle&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 116.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 114.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_(Teilansicht).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="East wing and castle entrance in 1900"><img alt="East wing and castle entrance in 1900" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Teilansicht%29.jpg/172px-Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Teilansicht%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="115" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Teilansicht%29.jpg/258px-Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Teilansicht%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Teilansicht%29.jpg/344px-Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Teilansicht%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1362" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">East wing and castle entrance in 1900</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 404.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 402.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_(Fassade).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Castle facade plan"><img alt="Castle facade plan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Fassade%29.jpg/604px-Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Fassade%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="403" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Fassade%29.jpg/907px-Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Fassade%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Fassade%29.jpg/1207px-Schulthei%C3%9F_von_Unfriedt_%E2%80%93_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Fassade%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2296" data-file-height="742" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Castle facade plan</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 152px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:H2_pg33_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="East wing and entrance to the castle"><img alt="East wing and entrance to the castle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/H2_pg33_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg.jpg/225px-H2_pg33_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/H2_pg33_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg.jpg/338px-H2_pg33_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/H2_pg33_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg.jpg/450px-H2_pg33_Schloss_K%C3%B6nigsberg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2640" data-file-height="2290" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">East wing and entrance to the castle</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 90px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 88px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_(Barock).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Castle church with two round towers, constructed in 1597"><img alt="Castle church with two round towers, constructed in 1597" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_%28Barock%29.JPG/132px-K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_%28Barock%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="88" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_%28Barock%29.JPG/198px-K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_%28Barock%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_%28Barock%29.JPG/263px-K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_%28Barock%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1643" data-file-height="2431" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Castle church with two round towers, constructed in 1597</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 97.333333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 95.333333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Firmarie-Flur.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Firmari shelter"><img alt="Firmari shelter" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Firmarie-Flur.jpg/143px-Firmarie-Flur.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Firmarie-Flur.jpg/215px-Firmarie-Flur.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Firmarie-Flur.jpg/286px-Firmarie-Flur.jpg 2x" data-file-width="396" data-file-height="540" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Firmari shelter </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 188.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 186.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Moskowitersaal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Interior view of the Hall of Muscovites"><img alt="Interior view of the Hall of Muscovites" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Moskowitersaal.jpg/280px-Moskowitersaal.jpg" decoding="async" width="187" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Moskowitersaal.jpg/420px-Moskowitersaal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Moskowitersaal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="349" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Interior view of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hall_of_Muscovites&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hall of Muscovites (page does not exist)">Hall of Muscovites</a> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 178px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 176px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Koenigsberg_Schloss_Ostseite_1900.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The later renovated facade of the castle"><img alt="The later renovated facade of the castle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Koenigsberg_Schloss_Ostseite_1900.jpg/264px-Koenigsberg_Schloss_Ostseite_1900.jpg" decoding="async" width="176" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Koenigsberg_Schloss_Ostseite_1900.jpg/397px-Koenigsberg_Schloss_Ostseite_1900.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Koenigsberg_Schloss_Ostseite_1900.jpg/529px-Koenigsberg_Schloss_Ostseite_1900.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3512" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The later renovated facade of the castle</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 83.333333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 81.333333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_S%C3%BCd_Ost.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Castle terrace from southeast of the Pregel River"><img alt="Castle terrace from southeast of the Pregel River" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_S%C3%BCd_Ost.jpg/122px-K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_S%C3%BCd_Ost.jpg" decoding="async" width="82" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_S%C3%BCd_Ost.jpg/184px-K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_S%C3%BCd_Ost.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_S%C3%BCd_Ost.jpg/245px-K%C3%B6nigsberger_Schloss_S%C3%BCd_Ost.jpg 2x" data-file-width="402" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Castle terrace from southeast of the <a href="/wiki/Pregel_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Pregel River">Pregel River</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 110.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 108.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsberg_(Luftaufnahme).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Aerial view of the castle from the side of the royal pond"><img alt="Aerial view of the castle from the side of the royal pond" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Luftaufnahme%29.JPG/163px-K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Luftaufnahme%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="109" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Luftaufnahme%29.JPG/246px-K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Luftaufnahme%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Luftaufnahme%29.JPG/327px-K%C3%B6nigsberg_%28Luftaufnahme%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1770" data-file-height="2111" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Aerial view of the castle from the side of the royal pond</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 186.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 184.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Koenigsberger_Schloss_Nord_Ost.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Northeast corner of the castle with the Haberturm and the monument to Duke Albrecht"><img alt="Northeast corner of the castle with the Haberturm and the monument to Duke Albrecht" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Koenigsberger_Schloss_Nord_Ost.jpg/277px-Koenigsberger_Schloss_Nord_Ost.jpg" decoding="async" width="185" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Koenigsberger_Schloss_Nord_Ost.jpg/416px-Koenigsberger_Schloss_Nord_Ost.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Koenigsberger_Schloss_Nord_Ost.jpg/554px-Koenigsberger_Schloss_Nord_Ost.jpg 2x" data-file-width="838" data-file-height="590" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Northeast corner of the castle with the Haberturm and the monument to Duke Albrecht</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 178px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 176px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsberg_Castle_courtyard.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Königsberg Castle courtyard in c. 1900"><img alt="Königsberg Castle courtyard in c. 1900" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/K%C3%B6nigsberg_Castle_courtyard.jpg/264px-K%C3%B6nigsberg_Castle_courtyard.jpg" decoding="async" width="176" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/K%C3%B6nigsberg_Castle_courtyard.jpg/397px-K%C3%B6nigsberg_Castle_courtyard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/K%C3%B6nigsberg_Castle_courtyard.jpg/528px-K%C3%B6nigsberg_Castle_courtyard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3482" data-file-height="2572" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Königsberg Castle courtyard in <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1900</span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 189.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 187.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blutgericht001.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The famous restaurant "Blood Court" in the northern wing of the castle"><img alt="The famous restaurant "Blood Court" in the northern wing of the castle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Blutgericht001.jpg/281px-Blutgericht001.jpg" decoding="async" width="188" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Blutgericht001.jpg/422px-Blutgericht001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Blutgericht001.jpg/562px-Blutgericht001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3304" data-file-height="2293" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The famous restaurant "Blood Court" in the northern wing of the castle</div> </li> <li 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/K%C3%B6nigsberger_schloss_schlossturm_sprengung_1959.tif/lossless-page1-548px-K%C3%B6nigsberger_schloss_schlossturm_sprengung_1959.tif.png 2x" data-file-width="1166" data-file-height="830" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Demolition of the castle tower with explosives, 1959</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 234px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 232px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaliningrad_-_The_south_terrace_of_the_royal_castle_-_2024-06-15_-_p1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Remains of the castle south terrace in June 2024"><img alt="Remains of the castle south terrace in June 2024" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Kaliningrad_-_The_south_terrace_of_the_royal_castle_-_2024-06-15_-_p1.jpg/348px-Kaliningrad_-_The_south_terrace_of_the_royal_castle_-_2024-06-15_-_p1.jpg" decoding="async" width="232" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Kaliningrad_-_The_south_terrace_of_the_royal_castle_-_2024-06-15_-_p1.jpg/522px-Kaliningrad_-_The_south_terrace_of_the_royal_castle_-_2024-06-15_-_p1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Kaliningrad_-_The_south_terrace_of_the_royal_castle_-_2024-06-15_-_p1.jpg/695px-Kaliningrad_-_The_south_terrace_of_the_royal_castle_-_2024-06-15_-_p1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="3368" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Remains of the castle south terrace in June 2024</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K%C3%B6nigsberg_Castle&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Potsdam_Agreement" title="Potsdam Agreement">Potsdam 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Frankfurt: Peter Lang. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-631-39916-2" title="Special:BookSources/3-631-39916-2"><bdi>3-631-39916-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Unsterbliches+K%C3%B6nigsberger+Schlo%C3%9F.+Zehn+Essays.&rft.place=Frankfurt&rft.pub=Peter+Lang&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=3-631-39916-2&rft.aulast=M%C3%BChlpfordt&rft.aufirst=Herbert+Meinhard&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AK%C3%B6nigsberg+Castle" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRohde1942" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Rohde, Alfred (1942) [First published 1933]. <i>Das Schloß in Königsberg (Pr.) und seine Sammlungen</i> (in German). Vol. 5. 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(in German). Vol. 1. Regensburg: Schnell & Steiner. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-7954-1936-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-3-7954-1936-3"><bdi>978-3-7954-1936-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Das+K%C3%B6nigsberger+Schloss.+Eine+Bau-+und+Kulturgeschichte%3A+Von+der+Gr%C3%BCndung+bis+zur+Regierung+Friedrich+Wilhelms+I.+%281255-1740%29&rft.place=Regensburg&rft.series=Das+K%C3%B6nigsberger+Schloss.+Eine+Bau-+und+Kulturgeschichte.&rft.pub=Schnell+%26+Steiner&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-3-7954-1936-3&rft.aulast=Wagner&rft.aufirst=Wulf+D.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AK%C3%B6nigsberg+Castle" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWagnerLange2011" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Wagner, Wulf D.; Lange, Heinrich (2011). <i>Das Königsberger Schloss. 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