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  2. Burghausen Castle - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  3. Malbork Castle - Wikipedia

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    The castle is a classic example of a medieval fortress and, upon its completion in 1406, was the world's largest brick castle. [ 4 ] UNESCO designated the "Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork" and the Malbork Castle Museum a World Heritage Site in December 1997. [ 5 ]

  4. List of largest palaces - Wikipedia

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    Burghausen Castle is the longest and third largest castle complex in the world (1051 m), confirmed by the Guinness World Record company. [54] Burghausen Castle: 27 Windsor Castle United Kingdom: Windsor: 54,835 square metres (590,239 sq ft) Castle which dates back to around 1070 and has 5455 acres of royal parkland.

  5. List of castles in England - Wikipedia

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    The first castles appeared in France in the 10th century, [3] and in England during the 11th century. A few castles are known to have been built in England before the Normans invaded in 1066; [4] a great many were built in the years following, the principal mechanism by means of which the Normans were able to consolidate their control over the ...

  6. List of castles in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Castle Warden, St. Augustine, Florida, built in 1887 by millionaire William Warden as a winter home. The castle now serves as a Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum. Champ d'Or Estate, Hickory Creek, Texas, built 2002, modeled after the Vaux-le-Vicomte chateau in Paris [23] Charles Piggott House, Portland, Oregon

  7. List of oldest extant buildings - Wikipedia

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    A Clava-type passage grave surrounded by a circle of 11 standing stones. [91] [92] Bryn Celli Ddu: United Kingdom Europe: 2000 BCE Tomb Located on the island of Anglesey. [93] Balnuaran of Clava: United Kingdom Europe: 2000 BCE Tomb The largest of three is the north-east cairn, which was partially reconstructed in the 19th century.

  8. Windsor Castle - Wikipedia

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    Windsor Castle, part of the Occupied Royal Palaces Estate, is owned by Charles III in right of the Crown, [239] and day-to-day management is by the Royal Household. [240] In terms of population, Windsor Castle is the largest inhabited castle in the world and the longest-occupied palace in Europe, but it also remains a functioning royal home. [241]

  9. List of castles in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    A castle located on the River Shannon in the town of Athlone, near the centre of Ireland, and possibly standing on the site of an earlier timber keep built by King Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair of Connacht in the 12th century, [128] The current structure began with the castle's donjon upon the motte and was later expanded upon via a curtain wall ...