malbork castle 2009
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Malbork CastlePoland
October 2009
Polish countryside – train from Gdansk to Malbork
Malbork Castle – Home of the Teutonic Knights, 1274-1457
Crossing through five different gates into the Middle Castle
Middle Castle, where the knights and monks lived
Boiler Room –used to heat the castle, super-heated rocks would send heat throughout the castle without smoke filling the rooms
Grand Master’s Palace
Summer Refectory, where the Grand Master dined
Winter Refectory
Grand Refectory, where feasts were held
Drawbridge into the High Castle
Courtyard of High Castle, where the 60 highest-ranked monks lived
Kitchen in the High Castle
Chapter Room –where meetings of the Teutonic Knights were held
Treasury
View from Dansker Tower
St. Mary’s Church, still being rebuilt from WW2 damage
Refectory where the monks ate
Ramparts
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