Old Castle
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Attribution: By Holger Weinandt - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15657354
The Old Castle (Alte Burg) is a former electoral water castle located in Koblenz's old town on the banks of the Moselle near the Baldwin Bridge. Only the Burghaus ("castle house") has survived; today it houses the city archives.
The castle was partly built on the ruins of the Late Roman city wall dating to the 4th century. It was originally surrounded by a broad, water-filled moat and an enceinte.
The castle was partly built on the ruins of the Late Roman city wall dating to the 4th century. It was originally surrounded by a broad, water-filled moat and an enceinte.
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