Photos by Werner Huthmacher
Today's ArchiPic is the Albrechtsburg castle in Meissen, Germany. The castle is now a place where the residents can look back in time by seeing the art and history of the small, river town. Richly decorated, aluminum, glass, and mirrors make this castle a very intricate place to be. Much like a time warp, Albrechtsburg is 540 years old, and it has very old artifacts, possibly dating back to the 15th century.
It was restored way back in 1970 and was open to the public but was never turned into a museum. That's why interior architects Carsten Gerhards and Andreas Glücker turned this place into an architectural time warp. They completed it in May of this year, and the castle has a total of about 53,800 square feet of space. It's a great example of how a castle can be turned into a museum while still incorporating that infamous European style of spatial structure, vaulting, windows, and staircases.
Read more at http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/recordinteriors/2011/Albrechtsburg-Meissen.asp
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