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Below are lists of castles in Europe, organized by country: Sovereign states. Windsor Castle, England, United Kingdom Tavastia Castle, Hämeenlinna, ...
While European castles built from the late 12th and early 13th century onwards ... Château de Doué-la-Fontaine in France is the oldest standing castle in Europe. [74]
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]
Burghausen Castle in Burghausen, Upper Bavaria, is the longest castle complex in the world (1051 m), confirmed by the Guinness World Record company, [1] and the third largest. [2] The castle is therefore also among the largest palaces in the world .
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This is a list of castles from around the world. By country Africa. Castles in Ghana ... List of castles in Europe; Lists of castles in North America; By type
Europe: 3700 BCE House Oldest preserved stone house in north west Europe. [16] [17] [18] Ġgantija: Malta: Europe: 3700 BCE Temple Two structures on the island of Gozo. The second was built four centuries after the oldest. [19] [20] Dolmen of Menga: Spain: Europe: 3700 BCE Tomb A megalithic burial mound called a tumulus, a long barrow form of ...
Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad; [ˈpraʃskiː ˈɦrat]) is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia , Holy Roman emperors , and presidents of Czechoslovakia .