Schloss Tirol

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  Palace portal

  The portals are the most outstanding examples of Romanesque architectural sculpture in Tyrol and are the cultural and historical highlights of the castle. They bring together many questions that still concern experts with regard to building history. The imagery of the palace and chapel portals, the former made of Lasa marble and the latter of Racines marble, draws inspiration from a widespread conception of the human interpretation of the animal world. This is about the fall of man and redemption; in the tense conflict between good and evil, good will triumph.
  When looking at the portals, it is advisable to keep in mind the fundamental ambiguity of medieval symbolic language: certain figures, animal and plant symbols can be carriers of one message, but also of an opposite message. So the lion can represent both Christ and the devil. The ivy on the doorframes is considered a plant of eternity that guarantees lasting memories. The portals of Tyrol Castle are a special feature not only in the Alpine region due to their very good state of preservation. Comparisons have been repeatedly drawn with the façade reliefs of San Michele in Pavia.
  

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  Schloss Tirol Highlights at the destination Chapel portal

  

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  Chapel portal

  The portals are the most outstanding examples of Romanesque architectural sculpture in Tyrol and are the cultural and historical highlights of the castle. They bring together many questions that still concern experts with regard to building history. The imagery of the palace and chapel portals, the former made of Lasa marble and the latter of Racines marble, draws inspiration from a widespread conception of the human interpretation of the animal world. This is about the fall of man and redemption; in the tense conflict between good and evil, good will triumph.
  When looking at the portals, it is advisable to keep in mind the fundamental ambiguity of medieval symbolic language: certain figures, animal and plant symbols can be carriers of one message, but also of an opposite message. So the lion can represent both Christ and the devil. The ivy on the doorframes is considered a plant of eternity that guarantees lasting memories. The portals of Tyrol Castle are a special feature not only in the Alpine region due to their very good state of preservation. Comparisons have been repeatedly drawn with the façade reliefs of San Michele in Pavia.