Exhibition in the old armoury
The Old Armoury and the artillery of Königstein Fortress
Opening hours:
April - October: 10 a.m. – 6.p.m.
November - March: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Exhibition topics
• „Equipment“ and „armoury“, the Old Armoury as a building of the renaissance period at Königstein Fortress
• close and long-distance defense of a hilltop fortress
• artillery: history, technology, these weapons especially on Königstein Fortress
Photo gallery - exhibition insights
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24-pound half kartouwe from the letter series on a gun carriage -
pyramid of 32-pound bombs, background: Light trench mortar, new design, M 1916 -
Coming soon: sectional model of the Old Armoury with the inventory of weapons in 1647 -
Weapons for close defense: guns, plug bayonets, powder flask -
front: standing mortars in block trail, background: 24-pound half-kartouwe -
Bomb carriage for 48-pound mortar balls