“Wartburg Castle is at the center of Germany and its history”

“Wartburg Castle is at the center of Germany and its history” September 5, 2015

 

Where the Sängerkrieg is said to have been held
The Festsaal or Festival Hall in the Wartburg, redesigned by Franz Liszt in the 19th century, where concerts are often given — including, appropriately, performances of Wagner’s opera “Tannhäuser” — which is partially set in this very hall
(Please click on the image to enlarge it.)

 

Today’s biweekly Hamblin-Peterson column has appeared in the Deseret News:

 

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865636102/Wartburg-Castle-is-at-the-center-of-Germany-and-its-history.html

 

If you have the time, please be sure to look at all five of the photos that accompany the article.  They’ll give you a reasonably good idea of the place.

 

 


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