▁the ▁to wers ▁of ▁churches , ▁cast les , ▁fort ifications ▁and ▁pal aces ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁architecture ▁of ▁other ▁buildings ▁within ▁fort ifications ▁vill as ▁and ▁pal aces . ▁ ▁Represent ation ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁impos ing ▁e quest rian ▁st air cases ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁stat ely ▁homes ▁of ▁the ▁nob ility . ▁These ▁st air cases ▁enabled ▁rid ers ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁upper ▁floor ▁on ▁horse back . ▁The ▁e quest rian ▁st air case ▁leading ▁to ▁Vlad is lav ▁Hall ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁Castle , ▁which ▁was ▁built ▁around ▁ 1 5 0 0 , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁known ▁examples . ▁ ▁Other ▁e quest rian ▁st air cases ▁are ▁found : ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Ch âteau ▁d ' Am bo ise , ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁Min imes ▁and ▁the ▁Tour ▁He ur ta ult ▁both ▁have ▁e quest rial ▁st air cases ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Palace ▁in ▁Bay re uth ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Berliner ▁Stadt sch loss ▁( dem ol ished ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Ehren burg ▁in ▁Bro den bach ▁on ▁the ▁Mos elle ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁St all hof ▁in ▁Dresden ▁ ▁in ▁Schloss ▁R ied eg g ▁in ▁Gall ne uk ir chen ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Land sh ut ▁town ▁res iden z ▁ ▁in ▁cit adel ▁in ▁Sp and au ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Palace ▁in ▁Stuttgart ▁ ▁Ste pl ess ▁e quest rian ▁ram ps ▁