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Main castle

Palas (State Castle Museum)

 

Picture: Open-air staircase to the Palas

Access to the main, upper floor of the Palas was via the open-air staircase typical of castle buildings, which is located in front of the Castle Chapel. The stairs end with a small covered platform with an entrance to the princes‘ gallery of the St Elisabeth Chapel on the left side.

internal link St Elisabeth Chapel


 
Ducal apartments (1st floor)

 

Picture: Small living room

Small living room

 

On the first floor of the Palas are the rooms used by the duke when he stayed in his second residence. None of the original late Gothic furniture and interior decoration has been preserved. The furniture, weapons, tapestries, paintings and sculptures on display here however recreate the atmosphere of the period.

internal link Ducal apartments

 
State Gallery of Burghausen (second and third floor)

 

Picture: Attel altar, The decapitation of St Johannes

Bavarian (Master of the Attel altar),
Attel altar: The decapitation of St Johannes,
c 1480/90

(© Bayer. Staatsgemäldesammlungen
München and bpk)

The State Gallery of Burghausen is a branch of the Bavarian State Collection of Paintings.
56 paintings are presented on two floors: the second floor of the castle mainly features late medieval altar panels illustrating the flourishing culture of the monasteries in Upper Bavaria and the neighbouring regions of Austria during this period, while on the third floor are works from the early 17th century attributed to artists associated with the court.

internal link State Gallery of Burghausen

 
Viewing platform of the Palas

62 steps lead from the third floor up to the viewing platform on the roof of the Palas, from which there is a magnificent panoramic view.

external link Panoramic shot (360 degrees) of the viewing platform

 

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