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Blutenburg Castle is an old ducal country seat in the west ofMunich,Germany, on the banks of riverWürm.
The castle was built between two arms of the River Würm for DukeAlbert III, Duke of Bavaria in 1438–39 as a hunting-lodge, replacing an older castle burned down in war. The origin of this castle is amoated castle of the 13th century. The core of this castle was a residential tower, the remains of which were uncovered in 1981. The fortress was first mentioned in writing only in 1432.
Albert's son, DukeSigismund of Bavaria, ordered extensions of the castle beginning in 1488 and later died here in 1501. The main building became derelict during theThirty Years War, but was rebuilt in 1680–81. The castle is still surrounded by a ring wall with three towers and a gate tower. The defensive character of the castle was significantly reduced by reconstruction in 17th century because the plant was no longer defensible.
Sigismund of Bavaria also ordered the construction of the palace chapel, a splendid masterpiece of lateGothic style which still has preserved its stained-glass windows, along with the altars with three paintings created in 1491 byJan Polack. The cycle of the statues of the apostles on the side walls was built around 1490/95. The executive master is controversial, which is why the statues are assigned to the "Master of the Blutenburg apostles." The apostles can not always be clearly identified as the attributes were partially reversed or lost. Appendant to these figures the "Man of Sorrows" and the distinguished "Mother of God" (Blutenburger Madonna) were erected in the choir on crest consoles that match those of the apostles.
Since 1983 theInternational Youth Library (Internationale Jugendbibliothek) has been housed in Blutenburg Castle. The Blutenburg concerts are well known.
Near the castle, a memorial by the sculptorHubertus von Pilgrim was set up to remember the thousands of victims of thedeath march that the prisoners of theDachau concentration camp were forced to go on. This memorial is one of 22 identical sculptures erected along the routes of the death marches.[1]
In 2013 at the Blutenburg Castle there was erected the Sculpture ofAgnes Bernauer withAlbert III, Duke of Bavaria byJoseph Michael Neustifter. The memorial was funded by Ursula und Fritz Heimbüchler.[2]
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