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Interior of St. George's Chapel. The first Ljubljana Castle is believed to have been a wooden and stone fortification built in the 11th century. [1] The oldest written mention of Ljubljana Castle is inscribed on a parchment sheet Nomina defunctorum (names of the dead), which is kept by the Udine Cathedral Archive and most probably dates to the second half of 1161.
The fortified city of Carcassonne - The official website: castle of the Counts of Carcassonne and the ramparts (in English). French Ministry of Culture site on the Cité of Carcassonne, with history and virtual tour (English version available) Mescladis, a site about Carcassonne, the Cité and the Bastide Saint-Louis – history and architecture
The city of Mannheim, founded in 1606, was fortified and at the present site of the castle there was a fortress called Friedrichsburg, sometimes serving as alternative residence for the Elector, one of the most important territorial princes of the Holy Roman Empire. The actual palace dates from the 18th century.
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The castle was constructed in the 1220s by Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy. [1] The castle proper occupies the tip of a bluff or falaise. It forms an irregular trapezoid of 92 x 35 x 50 x 80 m. At the four corners are cylindrical towers 20 m in diameter (originally 40 m in height). Between two towers on the line of approach was the massive donjon
Heidelberg Castle in 1620. Heidelberg Castle (German: Heidelberger Schloss) is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps. The castle has only been partially rebuilt since its demolition in the 17th and 18th centuries.
[13] [53] Concentric castles were widely copied across Europe; for instance, when Edward I of England—who had himself been on Crusade—built castles in Wales in the late 13th century, four of the eight he founded were concentric. [53] [54] The keep was inside the inner bailey and contained the king's accommodation. [13]
Chillon Castle (French: Château de Chillon) is an island medieval castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve , which gives access to the Alpine valley of the Rhône .