Tirol Castle no.5: The Courtyard by sandra46

Photography • Architecture • posted on Oct 20, 2012

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Description

This is the last one on Tirol Castle. The POV is from the chapel entrance, on the right you can see the rail along the steep steps, and looking at the keep and other buildings. On the right there is also a covered passageway, built in the 19th centiry, which connects the two main parts of the compound. In modern times parts of the castle fell into the so-called Koestengraben or the Chestnut Trees' ravine, a steep gorge below the castle. It was even sold in order to be used as a quarry. In the 19th century the castle was restored; the keep was rebuilt in 1904. The courtyard isn't very large, and there are no stables for the cattle, pigpens or chicken pens, etc. which means they usually were outside the castle, especially when it was used mostly as a residence, albeit fortified. Probably the best horseflesh was stabled somewhere under the covered wooden passageway. Some servants and traders came from the village, half an hour afar on foot, but most probably the domestic staff had their huts built along the external wall. Only the extended family and superior household servants lived inside. Since heating was a problem the rooms were wainscoted, and people lived very close to each other. Privacy wasn't an option. Thanks for your kind comments.

Comments (40)

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MOSKETON

10:50AM | Sat, 20 October 2012

Preciosa imagen felicidades y gracias.

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Jean_C

11:02AM | Sat, 20 October 2012

A splendid castle and a superb capture Sandra! Thanks for the interesting infos.

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virginiese

11:11AM | Sat, 20 October 2012

Fascianting place. I liked this serie Sandra. Thanks for sharing this beautie and your knowledges with us !

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marybelgium

11:13AM | Sat, 20 October 2012

beautiful !

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Faemike55

11:15AM | Sat, 20 October 2012

Very good capture and interesting information regarding the construction

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UteBigSmile

11:18AM | Sat, 20 October 2012

DIESES SCHLOSS IST EINFACH WUNDERSCHÖN, WIE AUS EINEM MAERCHENBUCH!!!

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brycek

11:27AM | Sat, 20 October 2012

Beautiful capture and interesting information!!

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Leije

11:31AM | Sat, 20 October 2012

Beautiful castle and interesting infos, superb shot !

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eekdog Online Now!

11:33AM | Sat, 20 October 2012

love castles and this is a great shot. nice one Sandra..

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durleybeachbum

11:42AM | Sat, 20 October 2012

They must have shared a lot of parasites as well as secrets!

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magnus073

12:53PM | Sat, 20 October 2012

This is a wonderul capture Sandra, you really did great. I can't get over how fascinating this castle is, and how much I've enjoyed this series.

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jayfar

1:03PM | Sat, 20 October 2012

A brilliant and clear image Sandra.

ascoli00

2:34PM | Sat, 20 October 2012

Interesting set of pictures

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mgtcs

3:55PM | Sat, 20 October 2012

WOW...Enchanting castle my friend, spectacular capture!

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bakapo

4:59PM | Sat, 20 October 2012

now that is a great point of view. beautiful shot!

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bazza

5:24PM | Sat, 20 October 2012

Great shot and info on this part of the castle Sandra!!

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jeroni

5:24PM | Sat, 20 October 2012

Fantastic photography

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danapommet

7:22PM | Sat, 20 October 2012

I love the stonework and the age of the wood is very evident! A wonderful POV!

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Radar_rad-dude

7:32PM | Sat, 20 October 2012

A wonderful series of photos, Sandra with marvelous historic information! Thank you so much for you generosity in sharing these views and fine photographs with us!

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Isabelle711

9:55PM | Sat, 20 October 2012

Oh my goodness at the most gorgeous architecture. :)))))))) Love the touch of red on the roof to the left, and on the upper floor to the rite. :)))) Sweet reflection in the windows. :)))))) Amazing beauty my friend. :))) Most excellent POV and capture. :)))) Thank you for the most wonderful info. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))))))

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1358

10:24PM | Sat, 20 October 2012

very interest picture and a lot of information!

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wysiwig

12:19AM | Sun, 21 October 2012

A great POV. I'm so glad they restored this fine old castle.

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renecyberdoc

12:53AM | Sun, 21 October 2012

yeah but maybe people even felt closer to each other because they had to cuddle together for generating some warmth. now in the times of today nobody even smells "real" anymore everybody uses fragrances and lotions and nobody wants body contact (except in the dark under the sheets lol). nobody even looks you in the eyes when you cross em in the streets. wether the eyes on a portable device or demonstratively looking the other side. not stink but natural body smell i mean.

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