Its subsequent redevelopment lasted nearly 40 years and transformed the convent into a heavily defended fortress known as the "High Castle" (Hochschloß). Surrounded by deep moats and several circuits of curtain walls, it included a number of noteworthy features. Among these was the Church of Our Lady which had been enlarged by the addition of a new presbytery and the St. Anne's Chapel, a burial place of the grand masters. The former bailey was also adapted, becoming a large and serviceable residential quarters known as the "Middle Castle" (Mittelschloß) - a complex where visiting knights from western Europe could stay.
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