Though many centuries have passed since Veste Coburg was built in the Upper Franconian region of Bavaria, Germany, it perseveres as a reminder of quality workmanship and medieval style. Named “Veste,” meaning fortress, and “Coburg,” to signify the village of its location, the structure looms large on an almost 1,500-foot high hill.
It began as a military fortress, but the structure became a full-fledged castle that included a palace residence for the electors, or leaders, of Saxony as well as numerous dukes who later lived there. Besides the fortified walls of medieval fortress architecture, the complex added castle-like structures over the years, including towers topped with concave conical roofs and an onion dome.
