New Castle, Gothic castle in Ingolstadt, Germany

New Castle is a late medieval fortress in the heart of Ingolstadt's old town, built with thick stone walls, several towers, and a wide inner courtyard. The structure sits on flat ground and its main entrance faces the old city center, making it easy to spot and approach on foot.

Around 1430 Duke Louis VII of Bavaria-Ingolstadt began a new castle, the "Neue Veste", near the old Feldkirchner Gate, having houses demolished for it. After his line died out in 1450 the site passed to Bavaria-Landshut; from about 1470 Louis the Rich added a granary and defences, and from 1479 the Palas was built, largely finished by 1489. Since 1972 it has housed the Bavarian Army Museum.

The castle now houses the Bavarian Army Museum, which gives visitors a concrete sense of how military life and power shaped the region over the centuries. Walking through the halls, you can see weapons, armor, and objects that were part of everyday life for soldiers and commanders alike.

The castle is easy to reach on foot from the center of Ingolstadt, as it sits directly in the old town. Wear sturdy shoes since some floors and staircases inside can be uneven.

The palace wing follows the former course of the Schutter stream, and its courtyard side has two small corner towers on square plans, with a large square tower to the southeast and the so-called Fünfeckturm to the northeast. Inside, the Dürnitz hall's net-rib vault rests on two octagonal pillars, while the ribs of the Schöner Saal fan out star-shaped from a single central column.