On Nov. 14, the castle of Kronberg looks out of the fog that covers the city of Frankfurt, Germany. The castle was built between 1889 and 1893 for the dowager German Empress Victoria and originally named Schloss Friedrichshof in honor of her late husband, Emperor Frederick III. Today the castle is a five-star hotel that belongs, together with the accompanying park, to the House of Hesse. Parts of the original furnishings as well as pieces of art from the collection of the empress are still present in the hotel, along with her extensive library. The grounds contain an 18-hole golf course, designed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (who stayed at the hotel with his staff for seven years beginning in 1946), and a public town park.
