Burg Thurant
Castle ruins above the village of Alken on the Moselle
Deutsch: Die Ruine der Burg Thurant steht auf einem Bergsporn aus Schiefer über dem Ort Alken an der Mosel. Sie wurde in der Zeit von 1198 bis 1206 erbaut.
English: The ruin of Thurant Castle is situated on a slate hill above Alken at the borders of the Moselle River. The castle was built between 1198 and 1206.
-
North-western aspect -
View from the Oberfeller Bleidenberg -
Burg Thurant above Alken -
Floor plan -
Floor plan -
North-western aspect -
North-western aspect -
Main portal -
View from the Ehrenhof towards the Kölner Turm -
Kölner Turm and the vestige of the Palas -
Castle chapel with the Trierer Turm in the background -
Vestige of the Palas -
Inner view of the Jagdhaus -
Instruments of torture (presumed to be reproductions) shown in the Kölner Turm
