This is my Sepia Saturday post for the challenge hosted by @old-guy-photos. Photos taken ten years ago visisting The Haut-Koenigsbourg castle or The Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg. The castle is located in Alsace, France not far from the town of Riquewihr, picture of which you can see in my post MonoColorSepia - French Street.
Castles are always of great interest given the fact that in my country we have none.
Let us see how the sepia tone changed the photos.
Here we are aproaching the entrance. The big walls surrounded the area.
The castle was built on the highest point. Quite intriguing to see a windmill on the roof.
The building is very impressive and the view from there is stunning, which I am afraid I did not manage to capture.
The castle and its atmosphere have been an inspiration for film making.
At the end of the 1930s, Jean Renoir chose the fortress to be a backdrop for his film "La Grande Illusion".
During the summer of 1956, Jacques Becker filmed "Les aventures d'Arsène Lupin" there.
John Howe used it as an inspiration for the design of the 'Citadel of Minas Tirith' in "Lord of the Rings".
Japanese film director Hayao Myasaki also being fascinated by the castle and its influence can be seen in his animated film 'Howl's Moving Castle'
Source - Films inspired by the château
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