A Look Inside the Wartburg Castle Where Martin Luther Translated the New Testament

By Brandon Showalter, Opinion writer and social commentator Monday, November 13, 2017

A replica of the Wartburg in the Reformation exhibition inside the Wartburg castle, November 2017. | (Photo: The Christian Post)

Given its geographic location, the massive castle has symbolic status around the world.

Dorothee Menke, who works in public relations for the Luther exhibit at the Wartburg, told The Christian Post in an interview that "the exhibition shows that the Reformation has had impact on us until now, and all the things that developed out of it."

The Wartburg, she said, is "something like a national monument." The site holds a cherished place in the minds of many Germans.

She went on to explain that during Grand Duke Karl Alexander's renovation of the castle in the 19th century, he wanted it to be a place for both Protestant and Catholic confessions.

Many of the visitors who come to the Wartburg hail from the United States and South Korea, she noted.