AUGUST 2024 – Panoramic view of Kufstein in Austria, with the river Inn, photographed from the Fortress Kufstein. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
On our trip to Italy in 2024 we stopped enroute at the Fortress Kufstein in Austria. In the past, we used to rush by on the nearby highway, countless times, always stunned by its sturdiness, but never bothering to take a closer look. This time we planned for a visit.
We quickly found a park garage in the city center, just a few steps away from the main entrance. We were quite early, so there were just very few tourists around. This paid off when we waited for the glass elevator, because there was no queue!
Up in the fortress you get not just to walk the grounds of the fortress and captured nice photos like this one showing the western part of Kufstein and the river Inn – you also get an perfectly prepared overview of the history of the building. Especially the high-security prison at the top floor of the tower is not for the faint hearted, as people were put into prison for publishing critical books and voicing their opinion. In some cases, the prisoners did not even not know the exact reasons for their sentence. These stories of the prisoners paint a dark image that left me impressed and scared, wondering whether this could happen today again?
If you’re in the area, plan for a side trip to Kufstein and its fortress.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 21-AUG-2024, 10:54 |
| Location | Kufstein, Austria |
| Camera | Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (SM-G990B2) |
| Exposure | n/a |
| Digital Image Source Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 9552 x 3840 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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