r/interestingasfuck 22h ago

Germany has more castles than the United States has McDonald’s. This is the Eltz castle, located in Wiershem. It has been owned and occupied by the same family for 33 generations over 800 years

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u/Regular_Fox_859 21h ago

I did take 1 picture of the inside before they told us photography wasn't allowed

(Yes, that sword on the right is made out of a sawfish)

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u/roottubers 21h ago

Praise the Emporer they even have a chainsword

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u/pantpiratesteve 20h ago

the little cannon on a stick is elite

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u/The_300_goats 21h ago

Photography isn't allowed in the Sistine chapel or the Uffizi gallery either. But...

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u/round_stick 21h ago

You can take pictures in Uffizi

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u/The_300_goats 21h ago

True, I was thinking of Galleria dell'Accademia