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Top: Arts: Architecture: History: Building Types: Fortifications: Castles (146)
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 Castles of the World - Extensive collection of castles, palaces, fortresses and monasteries. Organized with search engine, maps, descriptions, photos and a directory.Tennessus Castle, France - Photographs and popular history of this 14th-century moated castle in Poitou Charentes. Belgian Castles - More than 300 castles classified for visits, restaurants, hotels, meetings, weddings, bed and breakfast, possibilties for cultural events. ORB Bibliographies: Castles - Over 1600 citations of works on castles from the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies. Château de Spontin - Small photographs and information for visitors on this picturesque late medieval Belgian castle. Ranton Castle - Web-France International offers a history, photographs and description of this 14th-century castle in the Loire Valley. French language version available. Castles and Palaces of Poland - Commercial directory with many castles and palaces organized by region. Includes information about the castles of the Teutonic Knights. Castles of Tuscany - P.Ramponi's comprehensive guide navigated via an index and interactive maps. Readable history and photographs for each of the many castles or walled towns. Dracula's Castle - Photographs and lively popular history of the stunning Bran Castle, Romania, once used by Vlad the Impaler, with mood music. Includes information about other castles in Romania. Castles of the Middle Ages - An introduction to castles - their purpose, rooms, and defenses - and descriptions of some of the most famous in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Eastern Europe. Includes weddings in castles. Castles History - An essay on the architectural development of castles in Europe by Michelle Roberts, with glossary and bibliography. Looks at their purpose, plan and construction. Text only. Castles and Castle Ruins in the Netherlands - Enthusiast Marko Tjemmes supplies clear histories of castles close to his home in Rotterdam, illustrated with photographs, earlier images and ground plans. Bibliography. Egeskov Castle - Renaissance moated castle in Denmark from 1554 with information in English, Danish and German. Contains a large park with beautiful gardens, and an old-timer museum. Torrione Castle - An Italian fortress dating from the Middle Ages, though much altered. History and archival images. Castle Tirol - Photographs and outline history of this medieval castle in Northern Italy - now a museum - from Dorf Tirol. Coca Castle, Spain - History, description and photographs of this spectacular 15th century castle, brick-built by Don Alonso de Fonseca in the Mudejar (Moorish) style. Geocities pop-up banners. Castles - Images and descriptions of several castles in Europe and Himeji Castle, Japan, with references, from Great Buildings Online. Loire Valley Castles, France - Royal castles photo gallery by Georges d'Alba. Medieval Castles in Finland - Beautiful photographs from Virtual Finland, with readable history by Dr. Carl Jacob Gardberg, State archaeologist. Peel Castle - A virtual tour by Charles Guard. The castle is on St Patrick's Isle, part of the Isle of Mann. Chateau de Saint-Loup - History and description of this French Chateau. Includes interior and exterior photographs of the castle and gardens. Castles of the United States - Castle-fan Jim is building himself a mock-medieval home. Here he gathers images of other imitation castles in the US. Castle of Sypesteyn - The official site of this mock-medieval castle in Netherlands built around 1900 by C.H.C.A. van Sypesteyn, who intended it as an authentic reconstruction. Castles and Fortresses in 3D - Jeffrey Cooper's photographs of castles and fortresses in Europe, including some in three dimensions, with instructions on how to view. Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna, Finland - St. Olaf's Castle was founded in 1475 by Erik Axelsson Tott. Official site of the National Board of Antiquities has beautiful photographs, brief history and visitor information. Medieval Siege - Companion site to the NOVA program on castles. Châteaux and Castles in France - Collection of photographs taken by Vic Freund of Centralia College, Centralia, WA, US. Chortkiv Castle from 1610 - This stone castle in Western Ukraine was built in 1610 to replace a medieval timber one. Roman Zakharii gives a photograph, history and description. Castles: British and Irish - Amateur photographs with brief description of castles in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Medieval Castles of the World - Aims to catalogue and describe all the castles of the world. Many are listed, some with photograph and history. Includes a glossary of castle terminology. Castles of the Crown of Castile - A bilingual site, English and Spanish, about the castles of this ancient Spanish kingdom. The castles are arranged by geographical category. Hwasongsong Castle - Henny Savenije describes the construction of this fortress built (1794-1796) in Suwon, Korea by King Jeongjo. He includes the original drawings for it from the manuscript book Hwasong Seongyeok Uigwe. Magnificent Crac des Chevaliers - John Crocker's brief history and virtual tour of the great Crusader castle in Syria. A clickable plan leads to his photographs and comments. Helfstyn Castle - Roman Derych provides an illustrated introduction to the history and architectural development of one of the best preserved castle complexes in the Czech Republic. Transylvanian Castles and Citadels - Illustrated histories, including plans, of the castles of Fagaras, Deva, Hunedoara and Bran (setting of Dracula), and medieval towers in the Hateg Country, all in the mountains of Romania. Treasures and Mysteries of the Malbork Castle - Tourist guide Czeslaw Pajak describes the attractions of this medieval brick castle in Poland, once headquarters of the Teutonic Knights. Albrechtsberg Castle - Description and history of this medieval castle between Melk and Loosdorf in Austria still used as a home. Includes location map and galleries of historical images and current photographs. Hohensalzburg Fortress - Fortress in Salzburg, Austria, built in 1077. One of the largest fully preserved fortresses in central Europe. Dracula Castle - Ilustrated description of Bran Castle and other castles in Transylvania province of Romania.
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