Electoral Palace, Amberg

After several large fires in the 17th century, only the south wing (Neues Schloss) remains from the once three-winged palace.

It is connected through the fortified bridge Stadtbrille, to the Zeughaus (armory) across the Vils river.

[1] It was built from 1417 by Louis III, Elector Palatine, and replaced the Alte Veste, a Gothic building in the town center, as the electoral court.

The original building on the north was added with a south wing, a moat and a gatehouse, by Elector Frederick I turning it into a fortress.

[1] Its present appearance with a high voluted gable was set in 1603 by Johannes Schoch,[2] who redesigned the Zeughaus[3] with an added tower on the south.