“Burg Drachenfels” Documentation, Conservation and Presentation
Location:
Dahner Felsenland, Germany
Client:
Community of Busenberg, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege LDA, Mainz
Completion:
1989/90; 1993 -2003
Subject:
Documentation, Conception and Implementation of Conservation and Presentation
Cooperation: Dr. G. Stanzl LDA Mainz, Dr. R. Schulz LDA Speyer, County of Dahn,
Dipl.-Ing. Stephan Fleig
Location:
Client:
Completion:
Subject:
Cooperation:
Dahner Felsenland, Germany
Community of Busenberg, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege LDA, Mainz
1989/90; 1993 -2003
Documentation, Conception and Implementation of Conservation and Presentation
Dr. G. Stanzl LDA Mainz, Dr. R. Schulz LDA Speyer, County of Dahn,
Dipl.-Ing. Stephan Fleig
The ruins of the medieval “Burg Drachenfels” are situated on the top of a red mountain rock in the forest near to the village of Busenberg. End of the 1980ies a total documentation of the ruins, mainly by hand in the scale of 1:20, was undertaken as a basis for scientific research and development of a concept for the preservation of the castle. Conservation and restoration work have been done in different parts of the ruins of the castle as in the casemates and the tower. The renewal and stabilization of the affected stone block façade-masonry and vaults were executed with appropriate stabilization techniques, materials, and procedures such as caementitium injection by high pressure. The appearance was preserved using original red sandstone blocks. Visitor access inside of the tower has been provided by the installation of a newel-staircase made out of inox-steel in the original tower position.
