Schloss Horst

Deutsch: Schloss Horst ist ein ehemaliges Wasserschloss in Gelsenkirchen. Es war die erste Schlossanlage des Baumeisters Laurenz von Brachum, der durch weitere Schlossbauten entlang der Lippe namensgebend für den Begriff der Lippe-Renaissance wurde.

English: The Castle of Horst is a former water castle in Gelsenkirchen. It is the first castle built by Laurenz von Brachum. The architectural style named Lippe-Renaissance derived its name from this building.

Photos

Exterior

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  North-eastern aspect
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  Castle of Horst by night
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  Restored northern tower
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  Oriel at the north-eastern front
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  North-western front
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  South-eastern front
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  Part of the restored south-eastern front
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  Eastern aspect
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  Rear side of the west wing, by 1915
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  Rear side of the west wing, 2011
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  Reconstructed part of the former north-eastern facade
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  North-eastern front, by 1915

Interior

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  Hallway of the north-western wing
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  Hallway of the north-eastern wing
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  Former door jamb of the castle nowadays in the Ruhr Museum
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  Bronze Jüngling mit Harnisch und Helm by French sculptor Emmanuel Hannaux
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  Sculpture
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  Sculpture
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  Sculpture
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  The so called Kain and Abel fireplace, nowadays in Schloss Hugenpoet

Drawings, engravings, and paintings

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  Castle of Horst before 1828
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  Reconstruction drawing, northern aspect
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  Reconstruction drawing, south-eastern aspect
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  Southern aspect, old drawing of 1850
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  South-eastern fassade, old drawing 1851
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  Inner yard, c. 1842
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  ↨Reconstruction drawing of the inner yard
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  Drawing of a frieze that decorated a fireplace
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  Floor plan
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  Plan of the castle area, 1768