Kënigsbergskiĭ zamok (Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia)
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Königsberg Castle (Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia)
Königsberger Schloss (Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia)
Ordensburg Königsberg (Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia)
Ordensschloss (Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia)
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found: Work cat.: Das Königsberger Schloss, 2008- :Bd. 1, t.p. (Königsberger Schloss) jkt. (oldest palatial residence of Brandenburg-Prussia; begun as the Ordensburg Königsberg in 1255; coronation palace for the crowning of 1st Prussian king in 1701)
found: Castles in Northeast Prussia website, May 8, 2008(Königsberg Castle; demolished after the war)
found: Castles of Poland web site, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2008(Königsberg' Castle)
found: Wikipedia.com, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2008(Königsberg Castle; former seat of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights and dukes of Prussia; German form: Königsberger Schloss; Russian form: Kënigsbergskiĭ zamok; one of the landmarks of the East Prussian capital of Königsberg, the fortress was renamed in 1255 and a new castle developed in 1257; enlargement and refortification in 16th-18th cent.; housed museum and library, and during World War II also housed captured Russian art, possibly portions of the Amber Room as well)
found: Wikipedia.de, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2008(Königsberger Schloss; architectural symbol of East Prussian capital of Königsberg, now Kaliningrad in Russia; started 1255; heavily damaged by war, 1944-45; demolished 1968 on order of Soviet authorities)
found: Ordensschloss von Königsberg in Preussen web site, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2008(Ordensschloss; located in Königsberg/Prussia)
notfound: Castles of the World website;Grove art online
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2008-05-08: new
2008-06-21: revised
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