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The medieval Vidin Castle built in the 9th century on the banks of the Danube in the old capital city of Vidin. Castles served a range of purposes, the most important of which were military, administrative, and domestic. As well as defensive structures, castles were also offensive tools which could be used as a base of operations in enemy ...
Amongst post-medieval buildings in England that are known as castles, a few, such as Peckforton Castle, closely resemble medieval castles. Many others, such as Clearwell Castle, have some castle-like features, and some, like Mereworth Castle, bear no resemblance whatsoever to a castle. The list excludes buildings that neither look like castles ...
Camelback Castle/Copenhaver Castle. The construction of the castle began in 1967 and was finished in 1977. The castle is located at 5050 E. Red Rock Dr. in Phoenix, Arizona. The architectural style of the castle is that of medieval Moorish. The castle has a dungeon, a drawbridge and a moat as well. [12]
Castle Garibaldi is an imposing medieval structure in the town of Khryashchevka in Samara, Russia. It was built in the late 20th century to imitate the grandeur of 13th century architecture.
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This is a list of castles from around the world. By country. Africa. Castles in Ghana; Castles in South Africa; Americas Castles in Brazil; Castles in Canada; Castles ...
Castles have played an important military, economic and social role in Great Britain and Ireland since their introduction following the Norman invasion of England in 1066. . Although a small number of castles had been built in England in the 1050s, the Normans began to build motte and bailey and ringwork castles in large numbers to control their newly occupied territories in England and the ...
Medieval architecture was the art and science of designing and constructing buildings in the Middle Ages. The major styles of the period included pre-Romanesque , Romanesque , and Gothic . In the fifteenth century, architects began to favour classical forms again, in the Renaissance style , marking the end of the medieval period.