| LC control no. | sh2008003843 |
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| Corporate name heading | Kënigsbergskiĭ zamok (Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia) |
| Variant(s) | Königsberg Castle (Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia) Königsberger Schloss (Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia) Ordensburg Königsberg (Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia) Ordensschloss (Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia) |
| See also | Castles--Russia (Federation) Palaces--Russia (Federation) |
| Found in | 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) Castles in Northeast Prussia website, May 8, 2008 (Königsberg Castle; demolished after the war) Castles of Poland web site, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2008 (Königsberg' Castle) 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) 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) Ordensschloss von Königsberg in Preussen web site, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2008 (Ordensschloss; located in Königsberg/Prussia) |
| Not found in | Castles of the World website; Grove art online |
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