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In the witch realm

The palace complex was entered through the symmetrical Gatehouse flanked by two stair towers. The eastward-pointing gate building was the only structure of the palace whose wall area is fashioned in high-contrast colours; the exterior walls are cased with red bricks, the court fronts with yellow limestone.

The roof cornice was surrounded by pinnacles. The upper floor of the Gatehouse is surmounted by a crow-stepped gable. The passage through the Gatehouse, crowned with the royal Bavarian coat of arms, leads directly into the courtyard. The courtyard had two levels, the lower one being defined to the east by the Gatehouse and to the north by the foundations of the so-called Rectangular Tower and by the gallery building.