Teutonic Knight Castle, a photo from Pomorskie, West

Photographer’s Note

Hello dears!
Today it's time for something huge;) This is the Teutonic Knights Castle in Malbork.

Hope you like it!

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Malbork was built in Prussia around the fortress Ordensburg Marienburg which was founded in 1274 on the east bank of the river Nogat by the Teutonic Knights. Both the castle and the town of Marienburg (rendered in Polish as Malborg or Malbork) were named for their patron saint, the Virgin Mary. This fortified castle became the seat of the Teutonic Order and Europe's largest Gothic fortress. During the Thirteen Years War, the castle of Marienburg was pawned by the Teutonic Order to their imperial soldiers from Bohemia. They sold the castle in 1457 to King Casimir IV of Poland in lieu of their pay. This separated the castle from the city in political terms, as the citizens there did resist Poland[citation needed].

Under continuous construction for nearly 230 years, the castle complex is actually three castles nested in one another. A classic example of a medieval fortress, it is the world’s largest brick castle and one of the most impressive of its kind in Europe. The castle was in the process of being restored when World War II broke out. During the war, the castle was over 50% destroyed. Restoration has been ongoing since the war. However, the main cathedral in the castle, fully restored just prior to the war and destroyed during the war, remains in its ruined state. The castle and its museum are listed as UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
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More info about the castle you can find here:
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Jeppo, stego, mikolaj_kawa, jhm, BeBeHooker, yedirenk, josepmarin, vinicio, jlynx, carper, PixelTerror, asajernigan, AiresSantos, ilDottore, Piotrek80 has marked this note useful

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Jeppo (14518) 2009-01-13 14:23

witam!

I get very angry every time I see a picture from Malbork! dlacego???
because I have already been traveling twice from kuwajsko pomorskie to pomorskie....passing some 20 km from it...but never had the chance or time to take a detour and visit it

well...the architecture is huge...you're pretty right...and I like the light...that makes the red brick warmer

tfs
silvio

mikele_pl (2310) 2009-01-13 14:28

Witam sasiada,
ciekawe ujecie, ladne cieple swiatlo, sporo detali. Bycmoze efekt bylby jeszcze lepszy, gdyby kadrowac troche szerzej i dac wiecej przestrzeni po lewej stronie.

pozdrawiam

michal

emka (30755) 2009-01-13 14:33

Hej, na Sylwestra do Malborka? Ciekawy pomysł. imponująco wygląda zamek w tej perspektywie. Chyba sporo go rozbudowali, wydaje mi się, że jakos troche inaczej to wyglądalo. dawno nie miałam okazji go zwiedzać, zawsze tylko spoglądam tęsknie z pociągu do Gdańska. Bardzo ciekawy kadr Pozdrawiam

Małgośka

stego (22526) 2009-01-13 17:07

Witam Mik,
An impressive castle, that really stands out with that warm light of the winter sun.
I am surprised to see that is made of bricks, I thought that there weren't so big brick castles in Europe. That makes it even more photogenic!
Regards, José.

Booz (14210) 2009-01-13 22:59

zameczek pikny :) - troszkê w kolorach komunistycznych ale nic to - lepiej ni¿ W&B ;)
Pozdrawiam,
T

tedesse (14355) 2009-01-13 23:48

Witaj!
Interesujaca bryla zamku.
Dobry POV i kadr.Ciekawa notka.
Ladne swiatlo i kolory.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

mkamionka (10329) 2009-01-14 1:45

Czesc mikeo,
fantastyczne zdjecie.
Przede wsztystkim doskonale swiatlo ale tez oryginalny POV.
Malbork czesto sie wydaje na zdjeciach raczej rozlegly i monotonny architektonicznie, a tu taki przepych i roznorodnosc.
Dobra robota.
M

mikolaj_kawa (40267) 2009-01-14 2:31

Czesc Mik&Eo! Swietny zwartu kadr. Zamek niczym ogromny statek. Mocna soczysta kolorystyka. Klaniam sie!

jhm (92265) 2009-01-14 3:28

Hello Mike,

I think that you making a close-up with 55mm we see almost
An extraordinarily picture, certainly through the red colours.
These colours simply are stunning, fine balance and good atmosphere, a good one.
An excellent picture nice presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

andywo (3709) 2009-01-14 4:40

Witaj
Majestatyczny jest ten zamek, robi wrazenie. Fajna kolorystyka cegiel. Dobra praca.
Pozdrawiam
Andrzej

BeBeHooker (8438) 2009-01-14 6:28

Serwus Mikeo!
Kawal zamczyska, nie ma co sie oszukiwac. Kawal dobrej fotografi, nie ma ukrywac.
Siemka!

npecanhuk (25444) 2009-01-14 7:47

Hello Mik!
Superb architecture in that magnificent building!
Outstanding qualities in this photograph: exposure, sharpness and colors!
Well chosen pov!
I really like this one!
TFS - congratulations!
Warmest regards,
Neyvan

brandstaetter (15904) 2009-01-14 8:14

Hi A&M,
whooop, that´s a big one..the evening light and the red tones are fantastic (nearly like strawberry jam ;D).
Cheers Christian

yedirenk (9426) 2009-01-14 9:38

Hello Mik,
great architecture scene with excellent tones of red.also very nice warm light.very impressive texture.well done.TFS
Greetings

Cevdet

Fis2 (52448) 2009-01-14 9:46

Witka!Ten zamek nie wymaga komentarza...
Super pokazany, piekne swiatlo wydobylo znakomite kolory tego monumentalnego obiektu.
Podoba sie.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

Edyta_B (1209) 2009-01-14 13:00

Jak zachody s³oñca pokazywaæ mo¿na na setki sposobów, tak równie¿ i zamek w Malborku ;)))
Nie mog³abym przej¶æ obojêtnie obok tej najwiêkszej na ¶wiecie "kupy" ;D cegie³, któr± chyba ca³kiem nie¼le znam ;). To siê zwie sentyment, chyba ;)
Pokazali¶cie tu ciekawy fragment zamku - ma siê wra¿enie, ¿e du¿o go jakby, ale w pionie ;). Podoba mi siê ¶wiat³o, no i oczywi¶cie ów The biggest teutonic castle :)
Pozdrawiam

josepmarin (38539) 2009-01-14 13:23

Hi, my friends,
magnificent framing to receive the stateliness of the architecture of this castle, which is really impressive. The low light of the sun, the shades and the reddish and warm tones add a lot of graphic interest to this well balanced composition.
Nice work.
Best regards,
Josep

vinicio (23243) 2009-01-14 15:01

Wonderful view and castle, your notes (also in Italian) are really interesting, excellent work Mikeo, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

John_F_Kennedy (37838) 2009-01-15 1:46

That's impressive. It's amazing view to the brick-walled castle. Never heard about before. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

jlynx (12497) 2009-01-16 8:08

Piêkny!
A¿ pali ¼renice czerwieni± cegie³. Pewnie przed wiekami robi³ jeszcze wieksze wra¿enie odstraszaj±c skutecznie samym wygladem. Wspaniale zagra³o swiat³o na ch³odnych murach Malborka. Jak zawsze dobra praca, staranna i nietuzinkowa.
Pozdrawiam,
Jurek

lysy (222) 2009-01-17 16:18

No to jest gigant:)
"Zameczek" robi wra¿enie.
Cieplutkie kolorki no i notka jak zawsze wypas:)
Tylko przejazdem na sylwka czy zwiedzali¶cie?

cyborg83 (4135) 2009-01-18 7:16

Witam,
szkoda ze Was nie bylo w Krakowie, milo byloby poznac..
Ale jeszcze beda okazje..
Co do fotki - ciekawie ukazuje "warstwowosc" zamku w Malborku i pieknie przedstawia jego wielkosc, interesujace cieple swiatlo i ciekawe cienie,
piozdrawiam

carper (69572) 2009-01-19 7:06

wauw what a big castle here Mik,
a well taken shot, good contrast and fine details, looks me a nice place, thanks for sharing. have a nice day
regard jaap

PixelTerror (95718) 2009-01-19 22:25

Hi Mikeo
Good you posted this one I had never seen Malbork castle from this side, in addition to its traditional red color this angle allows for a very strong concentration of elements giving it a massive appearance.
Have a nice day JY

asajernigan (16842) 2009-01-20 3:29

Wik,
This is a fine shot of this huge castle. The warm light gives the bricks a nice warm glow. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. The angle of the shot works well giving the scene a nice sense of depth.
TFS,
Asa

AiresSantos (52593) 2009-01-21 4:25

Hi Mikeo
Very beautiful view of Teutonic Knight Castle. Excellent contrast between the bricks colours and blue sky.
Excellent POV and sharpness
TFS and have a nice day
Aires

ilDottore (4544) 2009-01-26 6:03

Hejo!
Robi wrażenie, oj robi... Nawet po tylu wiekach.
To jest jeden z cudów Polski niewątpliwie, choć z Polską jego powstanie niewiele ma wspólnego... :)
Pozdrawiam i gratuluję pięknej i wywazonej czerwonej kompozycji.
Krzysiek

jurek1951 (29657) 2009-01-26 22:44

Witaj Mik,
z tego miejsca tez zrobilem pare fotek ubieglego lata,piekna budowla,kawal histori,ladnie pokazany,pozdrawiam
Jurek

barrufeto_77 (27472) 2009-02-03 6:48

Hi !!!

One of the places I've missed when I was there...well...it's a reason to come back jajajajajaaja!

Excellent view of the castle with that lovely red bricks!

Rgs, Oscar

cigdom (2360) 2009-02-07 3:33

Hi Mik,
This is very nice photo of architecture.Warm colours and good details. Very well seen and captured. TFS
Regards.
Cigdem

Piotrek80 (672) 2009-02-11 2:14

Cze¶æ.

Trzeba przyznaæ, ¿e tak ciasno ujêty w kadrze zamek prezentuje siê wyj±tkowo okazale. Dodatkowo, jak mi siê zdaje, Twój kard jest nieco inny od klasycznych ujêæ prezentowanych tak¿e na TE. Fajne ¶wiat³o te¿ z³apa³e¶.

Pozdr.
Piotrek

fritzi007 (3348) 2009-03-12 10:28

Hallo Mik!
Wirklich eine gelungene Aufnahme, Gratulation!
Viele Grüsse
Wolfgang