A real place on screen
Bürresheim Castle
Towers, steep roofs and enclosed courts form a layered castle complex above the Eifel landscape. Its buildings accumulated over centuries rather than following a single architect’s masterplan.
- Architect / attribution
- Successive medieval and early-modern builders
- Building chronology
- First documented 1157; later extensions
- Place
- Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The real building
Buerresheim castle
Films at Bürresheim Castle
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
On screen: Brunwald Castle exterior
A German castle becomes the screen exterior of the Austrian stronghold where Henry Jones is held.
Filming evidence
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.