Happy new year mate!
You have show us a beautiful architecture and it’s in a nice scenery too, I love the photos!
I noticed the tower has an interesting design. I guess it is designed to prevent snow from accumulating on top of it?
What I’m amazed by the buildings built during the olden days is that it takes time to build but it will also last for a very long time 😁.
I wish you a happy new year too, mate.
I don't really think there are any practical reasons why the tower was built the way it was. But I don't really know ;-)
One of the reasons why the castle is so well preserved is because it is in the middle of the forest. Far away from larger towns. That's why it wasn't a target for bombing raids during the Second World War.
Sometimes it's good to live far away from the action.... ;-)