Brahehus

Brahehus is the ruin of a once magnificent pleasure palace from the middle of the 17th century. The exposed location was deliberately chosen by the owner of the castle, Count Per Brahe the Younger, to demonstrate his power to his direct subjects in Gränna with this prestigious project. Some of the most important streets at that time were aligned in the direction of Brahehus, so that the view was always in the direction of the castle.The castle burnt down in 1708 and the ruins consists of the outer walls of the former two-storey, almost square main house as well as the remains of walls and two square corner towers east of the main house. The view through the empty holes of the big arched windows offers a fantastic view over the lake, the island Visingsö and in western direction over the town Gränna. (Gränna, Sweden)