Vintage Watercolour Painting Of Malbork Castle Poland

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Vintage Watercolour Painting Of Malbork Castle Poland This original signed picture is in very good condition. the frame shows some slight signs of age. We have also listed another painting of the castle from a slightly different viewpoint, by the same artist. Approx size: Frame 33cm x 29cm. Painting 12cm x 7cm The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, commonly known as Malbork Castle is a Brick Gothic castle complex located in the town of Malbork, Poland, built in the 13th and significantly expanded in the 14th century. It is the largest castle in the world measured by land area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3] It was constructed by the Teutonic Order, a German Catholic religious order of crusaders, in the form of an Ordensburg fortress and named Marienburg in honour of Mary, mother of Jesus. In 1457, during the Thirteen Years' War, the castle was sold by Bohemian mercenaries to King Casimir IV of Poland in lieu of indemnities. It then served as one of several Polish royal

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