Andrey Bolkonsky

I am Basque, total Basque and proud european

[Andrey Bolkonsky @faleapala]

@Adurizismo1 Ha perdido velocidad, lo ùnico q le mantenìa como jugador aprovechable. Ahora no està ni para jugar en el Amorebieta.

[Tour de France™ @LeTour]

Battle of the giants! 😱

Bataille des géants !😱

#TDF2026

[Tour de France™ @LeTour]

« YES MATHIEU! »

🥹 Pure emotions!

#TDF2026

[Andrey Bolkonsky @faleapala]

@PedroGabilondoP Yo lo ví…. Como tambièn vi todas las finales desde 1990

[Andrey Bolkonsky @faleapala]

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[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

Currently inside Mamooth Cave in Kentucky. It‘s the longest known cave system in the world (more than 430 miles). That’s more than 1.5× longer than the second-longest cave system.🤯

[𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @Old_But_Gold50s]

Hohenzollern Castle: A Stone Crown Upon a Historic Summit

Perched atop an isolated conical hill rising approximately 855 metres above the sweeping plains of Swabia in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, Hohenzollern Castle stands as one of Germany's most distinguished historic landmarks.

What makes Hohenzollern remarkable is not any single architectural feature, but the harmonious union of its dramatic setting, architectural language, historical continuity, and enduring association with the dynasty whose origins are inseparably linked to this place.

Seen from afar, the castle resembles a great stone crown rising naturally from the mountain itself. This striking image reflects not only its outward beauty but also the remarkable story of a fortress rebuilt repeatedly upon the very same site, preserving the memory of its origins rather than serving as a centre of political power.

Gothic Revival Architecture in Harmony with an Isolated Mountain

The castle's most immediately recognisable quality is its commanding silhouette.

Standing alone upon the summit of a steep conical hill, Hohenzollern is set apart from the surrounding Swabian landscape. Its defensive walls, watchtowers, gateways, and inner buildings follow the natural contours of the narrow summit, creating an architectural composition that appears to embrace the mountain rather than dominate it.

The present castle is not an original medieval structure that has survived unchanged through the centuries. Instead, it is the third incarnation of the fortress, completed during the nineteenth century in the Gothic Revival style. Its soaring towers, crenellated walls, and carefully crafted medieval details deliberately evoke the romantic image of a knightly stronghold from a distant age.

Yet this is far more than a simple recreation of the past. The Gothic Revival became an architectural language through which the nineteenth-century House of Hohenzollern reaffirmed its connection with its own historical beginnings. The fortress crowning the mountain expresses both the permanence of an ancient stronghold and a conscious desire to preserve the memory of the family's ancestral home.

The union of the mountain's natural form and the expressive vocabulary of Gothic Revival architecture creates an unforgettable image: a stone crown appearing to grow directly from the summit itself.

Three Castles Built Upon the Same Foundations

One of Hohenzollern's most remarkable characteristics lies in the continuity of its location.

Completed in 1867, the present castle is the third fortress to occupy the same mountain. The two earlier castles were destroyed during periods of political and military upheaval, yet the House of Hohenzollern chose not to establish a new residence elsewhere.

Instead, they returned to the place where their history had begun and rebuilt their ancestral castle upon the very foundations laid by their forebears.

This decision forged an exceptional relationship between the monument and its setting. Hohenzollern is not merely a castle constructed to fulfil practical needs; it is the continuation of a historical memory permanently rooted in one particular landscape.

The rebuilding of the third castle was undertaken under the patronage of King Frederick William IV of Prussia, a member of the Hohenzollern dynasty whose northern branch had risen to great prominence while continuing to honour its ancestral origins in Swabia.

This return did more than produce a magnificent new castle. It reaffirmed the enduring bond between a dynasty that had expanded across northern Europe and the mountain from which its history first emerged.

A Place of Ancestral Memory Rather Than Political Power

Unlike many European castles and royal residences that served as centres of government or permanent royal homes, Hohenzollern fulfils a rather different purpose.

Although furnished with elegant royal apartments and richly decorated interiors, it was never intended to become the dynasty's principal residence or seat of government.

Its true significance lies in preserving the memory of the family's origins.

From this mountain summit, the castle recalls the beginnings of the House of Hohenzollern long before it became one of the most influential dynasties in German history. It forms a bridge between past and present, allowing successive generations to look back upon the place where their family's remarkable journey first began.

It is precisely this distinctive role that makes Hohenzollern a symbol of heritage rather than simply a monument to political authority.

An Enduring Bond Between a Dynasty and a Mountain

The final dimension that gives Hohenzollern its profound historical character is the enduring relationship between the castle, its setting, and the dynasty whose name it bears.

Throughout European history, many castles passed from one noble family to another through marriage, conquest, or political change. Hohenzollern, by contrast, has remained inseparably connected with the memory of the House of Hohenzollern from its earliest generations through to the period in which the family became one of Germany's most influential dynasties.

This mountain is more than the site of a remarkable architectural monument. It is the landscape in which the story of an entire dynasty has been preserved across many centuries.

From its beginnings as the ancestral seat of a regional noble family, it witnessed the transformation of that family into one of the defining houses of German history. The enduring union between a single mountain and a single dynasty has made Hohenzollern a place where architecture and history exist not as separate subjects, but as one inseparable whole.

High above the plains of Swabia, Hohenzollern Castle continues to stand like a stone crown upon the mountain, where architecture and history together preserve the enduring legacy of a dynasty across the generations.

[Andrey Bolkonsky @faleapala]

@jon_insausti Donostiarrik gabe, euskaldunik gabe, betiko denda eta negoziorik gabe, garbitasunik gabe, segurtasunik gabe; baina tira, cheescake eta hotel askorerin, egon lasai👍

[Andrey Bolkonsky @faleapala]

@ZurigorriEnmasc @AthleticXtra @JorgeGarciaH_ @JaviBeltran10 @diarioas Tù mismo, si esto te parece bien. A mì no desde luego. Yo voy con la idea original de jugadores vascos.

[Andrey Bolkonsky @faleapala]

@jonjrivasa Què horror! Ha revitalizado a un equipo totalmente plano, sin ideas. No entiendo por què ha renunciado a jugar al futbol

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@DiiegoCobo Horrible Tuchel😱

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@RefereeHalsey @TheSunFootball Will refs sanction every simulation and players acting like they are deadly wounded that happens on every pitch spot on every game?? I highly doubt it for there’d be dozen yellow cards more. Ref ruined the game in my opinion