EditorialDuke Leopold of Austria (red and white shield) and Nicholas Vintler, lord of Runkelstein castle, trying to unseat each other. Mural in the knights' hall. Murals in Runkelstein show courtlife and illustrate the medieval Tristram and King Arthur legends.
EditorialA falconer, mural in a window embrasure in the " bath-chamber" of Runkelstein castle. Hunting with falcons was a favourite sport of medieval knights.
EditorialA fashionable lady looks down from a balcony hung with rugs showing the Tyrolean eagle. Murals in the so-called " bath-chamber" in Runkelstein castle show scenes of medieval courtlife and courtly love.
EditorialA fashionable lady looks down from a balcony in one of the murals of the " bath-chamber" in Runkelstein castle. Murals show medieval courtlife and courtly love.
EditorialA demonstration for the reunification of the South Tyrol, ceded to Italy after the First World War. Inhabitants of Bozen (Bolzano) in their Tyrolean costumes carry signs saying " South-Tyrol, come home! " The South-Tyrol (Alto Adige) has rema...
EditorialA demonstration for the reunification of the South Tyrol, ceded to Italy after the First World War. Inhabitants of Bozen (Bolzano) in their Tyrolean costumes carry signs saying " South-Tyrol, come home! " The South-Tyrol (Alto Adige) has rema...
EditorialRunkelstein, a 13th century castle built on a sheer rock to defend the city of Bolzano (Bozen), Italy. In the 14th century its halls were covered with gothic murals showing medieval court life and illustrations of the Tristram epic and the King Arthur ...
EditorialRunkelstein Fortress, built 1237, owned by Duke Sigismund. Damaged heavily by an explosion in 1520. Emperor Franz Josef I had Friedrich von Schmidt restore it in 1880.