Garden Door

Title

Garden Door

Artist

Sarah Loft

Medium

Photograph - Photograph With Digital Enhancement And Added Texture

Description

This door leads from the inner courtyard of the castle in Eltville, Germany to a garden area on the outside of the castle and a bridge across to a cobblestone street in the old town.

Per Wikipedia: Eltville am Rhein is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It lies on the German Timber-Frame Road (Fachwerkstrasse). Eltville is the biggest town in the Rheingau.

The earliest traces of humans settling here go back to the New Stone Age. There has been continuous habitation since the late 4th century. Eltville had its first documentary mention in Vita Bardonis (Bardo's life) from 1058, a biography of Archbishop Bardo of Mainz. In 1329, the archiepiscopal castle and the town wall around Eltville were built. On 23 August 1332, Emperor Louis the Bavarian granted Eltville town rights. With the granting of town rights, Eltville ended up being a pawn in the then ongoing dispute between the Emperor and the Pope. Archbishop Baldwin, one of Emperor Louis's followers and administrator of the Mainz monastery, was the one who asked for Eltville to be raised to town. From 1347 to 1480, Eltville was the residence of the Archbishops of Mainz.

Eltville is touristically developed and well known for its wine and sekt production, which can be sampled at many wineries and Strausswirtschaften (seasonal wine shops). Of particular importance is the Vinothek, which brings together every leading estate's wines so that wine lovers can compare the products. It is the only local Vinothek in the Rheingau and one of few in Germany.
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Eltville: Sprachen: English: Highlights - Sightseeing: Electoral Castle

Electoral Castle

The Electoral Castle is Eltville's landmark and was built in 1330 by Balduin von Trier on the ruins of a castle destroyed during the Tariff Wars ("Zollkriege"). Construction was completed in 1350 by Heinrich von Virneburg. During the 14th and 15th centuries, the castle was the residence of the archbishops and electors of Mainz. In 1635, the entire property, except for the living tower, was destroyed by Swedish troops. Only the east wing was rebuilt in modified form in 1682/83. The Grafensaal (Earl's hall) in the tower pays tribute to the famous inventor of letterpress printing [Johannes Gutenberg], who was officially honored here in 1465, the only time during his life. Today it invites visitors to wander through the courtyard, castle moat, and beautiful rose garden.
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