01/03/2023
🏰Did you know that the world's largest castle is located right in Poland? 🏰
🔹The castle in question is Malbork Castle. It is the largest Gothic castle complex in the world, with an area of about 21 hectares.
🔹Malbork Castle was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 and is one of the finest examples of medieval defensive and residential architecture in Central Europe.
🔹Today, the Castle Museum houses more than 40,000 museum pieces, including valuable collections such as one of Europe's largest collections of medieval architectural elements, a collection of artistic amber products, several exhibitions of ancient weapons and armaments, an extensive collection of numismatic coins and porcelain wares.
🔹Today, the Malbork Castle is home to a lively museum center, attracting more than half a million tourists from around the world each year. It is a meeting place for people of science and culture, journalists and politicians, and is the setting for newly made films and concerts that are often held.
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