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