Festung Hohensalzburg, Salzburg, Austria

Festung Hohensalzburg, Salzburg, Austria:
Festung Hohensalzburg is a Castle sits atop the Festungsberg (literally “High Salzburg Fortress”), a small hill in the Austrian city of Salzburg. Erected at the behest of the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg with a length of 250 m (820 ft) and a width of 150 m (490 ft), it is one of the largest medieval castles in Europe. Hohensalzburg Castle is situated at an altitude of 506 m. The current external bastions, begun in the 16th century and completed in the 17th, were added as a precaution because of fears of Turkish Invasion.