Castle of Kuressaare
The Bishropic Castle of Kuressaare
Location
The castle locates in Kuressare in the center of Saaremaa county.
Exterior/interior
The castle is a good example of late Gothic style because of it´s strict exterior and tasty
architectual elements.
It´s made from big blocks of dolomite and has a big yard in the center.There are two towers on
the northen side of the building: The Watch Tower, also called Tall Herman, and the Defence
Tower. The entrance to the castle is also situated on the northen side.
The castle has many parts.
One part is basement, what was used as store and household room. That included kitchen,
brewing room and furance.
The second part is the main floor. It was built very elaborately, because there situated the most
important rooms. A chaple the highest room in the castle is situated in the south corner. In the
nortwestern corner are bishop´s living rooms. Main room also includ...