Gernstein Castle - South Tyrol, Italy - Built 12th c. by Heinrich Garre, Ministerial of Bressanone - Passed to the Counts of Heydorf 1550 - Abandoned late 16th c. - Restored by Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Gerstein-Hohenstein 1880 - Currently a private residence not open to the public

Gernstein Castle – South Tyrol, Italy – Built 12th c. by Heinrich Garre, Ministerial of Bressanone – Passed to the Counts of Heydorf 1550 – Abandoned late 16th c. – Restored by Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Gerstein-Hohenstein 1880 – Currently a private residence not open to the public

Comments

  1. So sad this isn’t open to public!!

  2. Is that the Dolomites in the background?

  3. how can shit like this be private property? It’s culturally important and therefore shouldnt be privately owned

  4. This is the closest to a legos castle I’ve seen irl.