Schloss
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Schloss (German pronunciation: [ˈʃlɔs]; pl. Schlösser), formerly written Schloß, is the German term for a building similar to a château, palace, or manor house.[1]
Related terms appear in several Germanic languages. In the
Most Schlösser were built after the Middle Ages as residences for the nobility, not as true fortresses, although originally, they often were fortified. The usual German term for a true castle is Burg, that for a fortress is Festung, and — the slightly more archaic term — Veste. However, many castles were called Schloss, especially those that were adapted as residences after they lost their defensive significance. Many adaptations took into account new tastes arising during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Like a castle, a Schloss often is surrounded by a moat; it is then called a Wasserschloss (water castle). Other related structure types include the Stadtschloss (a city palace), the Jagdschloss (a hunting lodge), and the Lustschloss (a pleasure palace or summer residence).
Examples of Schlösser
Although they appeared much earlier than the period defined by this term, medieval Carolingian Kaiserpfalzen structures are sometimes considered as being Schlösser in nature. Among those that would qualify are the Palace of Aachen and the Imperial Palace of Goslar.
- Gothic
- Schloss Albrechtsburg in Meißen, considered to be Germany's oldest Schloss[2]
- Schloss Allner
- Schloss Blutenburg in Munich, a "castle" in English, but a Schloss in German
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Schloss Belvedere in Vienna
- Schloss Esterhazy in Eisenstadt
- Schloss Hellbrunn in Salzburg
- Schloss Ludwigsburg
- Schloss Ludwigslust
- Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg
- Schloss Moritzburg
- Schloss Nymphenburg in Munich
- Schloss Pillnitz
- Stadtschloss Potsdam
- Schloss Rastatt
- Schloss Sanssouci
- Schloss Schleißheim in Oberschleißheim, a northern suburb of Munich
- Schloss Schönbrunn in Vienna
- Schloss Schwetzingen
- Neo-Baroque
- Neoclassicism
- Schloss Charlottenhof
- Schloss Glienicke
- Schloss Weimar
- Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
- Schloss Bellevue
- Historicism
- Schloss Babelsberg
- Schloss Callenberg
- Schloss Drachenburg
- Schloss Granitz
- Schloss Marienburg
- Orangerieschloss Potsdam
- Schloss Schwerin
- Schloss Stolzenfels
- Burg Hohenzollern, a "castle" both in English and German, when really a fully-flung Schloss
- Schloss Ringberg in Kreuth, Bavaria
- Cross overs
(Relating to places in use for long periods of times, having been extended and perhaps having had renovations in different styles than those of their respective eras – and therefore, displaying at least two and often, multiple styles)
- Stadtschloss Berlin
- Münchner Residenz
- Stadtschloss Darmstadt
- Schloss Weilburg
Note
In another context, Schloss is also the German word for a
See also
References
- ^ "Das Oldenburger Schloss". oldenburg-tourist.de (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Meissen Albrechtsburg Castle". Albrechtsburg Meissen. Retrieved 2023-09-27.