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The first castle was destroyed in 1423; the second castle was mostly destroyed in the mid-18th century. Only the Chapel of St Michael remains complete. The present structure is a combination of the remains of the second castle and 19th-century Neo-Gothic replacements. Ancestral seat of the House of Hohenzellern. Jerichow Monastery: Jerichow ...
Below are lists of castles in Europe, organized by country: Sovereign states. Windsor Castle, England, United Kingdom Tavastia Castle, Hämeenlinna, ...
This is a list of gothic cathedrals in Europe that are active Christian cathedrals (the seats of bishops), but also includes former cathedrals and churches built in the style of cathedrals, that are significant for their Gothic style of architecture. [1] [2] As such, some of the buildings listed here are parish churches or have other uses.
Houska Castle is an early Gothic castle in the municipality of Blatce in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It lies about 47 km (29 mi) north of Prague . [ 1 ] It is one of the best preserved castles of the period.
Soon, it became the largest fortified Gothic building in Europe, [7] on a nearly 21-hectare (52-acre) site. The castle has several subdivisions and numerous layers of defensive walls. It consists of three separate castles – the High, Middle and Lower Castles, separated by multiple dry moats and towers. [8]
Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. [1]
In the Middle Ages, three castles overlooked the villages. One was called Schwanstein Castle. [nb 1] In 1832, Ludwig's father, King Maximilian II of Bavaria, bought its ruins to replace them with the comfortable neo-Gothic palace known as Hohenschwangau Castle. Finished in 1837, the palace became his family's summer residence, and his elder son ...
Angevin kings brought the Gothic tradition from France to Southern Italy, while Lusignan kings introduced French Gothic architecture to Cyprus. Hall of the Knights - Krak des Chevaliers, County of Tripoli, Syria. Throughout Europe at this time there was a rapid growth in trade and an associated growth in towns.