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World Famous Castles and Palaces
  
 
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[[File:Matsuyama Castle.gif|Matsuyama Castle]]
 
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File:Roma Castelo Sant Angelo.jpg|Castel Sant'Angelo
 
File:Windsor Castle postcard.jpg|[[Windsor Castle]] postcard.
 
File:Windsor Castle postcard.jpg|[[Windsor Castle]] postcard.
 
File:The Tower of Belem.jpg|The Tower of Belem.
 
File:The Tower of Belem.jpg|The Tower of Belem.
 
File:The castle3.jpg|Neuschwanstein Castle.
 
File:The castle3.jpg|Neuschwanstein Castle.
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File:Yama Castle.jpg|Fu<i></i>kuyama Castle.
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File:Yama Castle.jpg|Fu''''kuyama Castle.
 
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File:Bruhl Palace.jpg|Brühl Palace.
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File:Chapultepec Castle.jpg|Chapultepec Castle.
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File:Mont Saint Michel.jpg|Mont Saint-Michel.
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File:Malmaison.jpg|Malmaison.
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File:Taj Mahal Agra India.jpg|[[Taj Mahal]].
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File:Avila Castle Spain.jpg|Avila Castle.
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File:Burg Katz above the Rhine Germany.jpg|Burg Katz.
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File:Gripsholm Castle Mariefred Sweden.jpg|Gripsholm Castle.
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File:D aigle Castle Switzerland.jpg|D'aigle Castle.
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File:Edinburgh Castle by Ad Meskens.jpg|Edinburgh Castle.
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[[File:Prague, Bohemia, the Czech Republic PD.jpg|300px]]
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[[Prague]] Castle.
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“By degrees the castles are built.” Irish Proverb quote.
 
“By degrees the castles are built.” Irish Proverb quote.
 
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File:Castillo Pena.jpg|Castillo da Pena.
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File:Moritzburg Castle.jpg|Moritzburg Castle.
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File:El Escorial Spain.jpg|El Escorial.
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File:Alcazar of Segovia.jpg|Alcazar of Segovia.
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File:Chateau de Blois.jpg|Chateau de Blois .
 
File:Loira Chambord.jpg|Chateau de Chambord.
 
File:Loira Chambord.jpg|Chateau de Chambord.
 
File:Loira Chateau de Villesavin.jpg|Chateau de Villesavin.
 
File:Loira Chateau de Villesavin.jpg|Chateau de Villesavin.
 
File:Loira Chateau de Chenonceau.jpg|Chateau de Chenonceau.
 
File:Loira Chateau de Chenonceau.jpg|Chateau de Chenonceau.
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File:Malmaison.jpg|Malmaison.
 
 
File:Chateau azay le rideau.jpg|Chateau Azay le Rideau.
 
File:Chateau azay le rideau.jpg|Chateau Azay le Rideau.
 
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[[File:Leonardo da Vinci tomb Amboise.jpg]]
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[[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s tomb at Amboise.
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'''Chateau de Fontainebleau'''
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[[File:Chateau de Fontainebleau ..jpg|500px]]
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The Château of Fontainebleau is the largest of the French royal châteaux.
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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[[File:Bruhl Palace..jpg|thumb|250px|Interior Brühl Palace.]]
 
*[[The Crusades]]
 
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*[[Berkeley Castle]]
 
*[[Berkeley Castle]]
 
*[[Stirling Castle]]
 
*[[Stirling Castle]]
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*[[Juan de Herrera]]
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[[Image:Palace of Aranjuez.jpg|thumb|left|Palace of Aranjuez.]]
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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[[File:Catherine Palace St Petersburg Russia.jpg|thumb|Catherine Palace, St Petersburg, [[Russia]].]]
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*[http://www.historvius.com/castles-world-castle-list/fr259 Castles of the World | World Castle List.]
 
*[http://www.intlistings.com/articles/2008/top-25-most-beautiful-castles-in-the-world/ Top 25 Most Beautiful Castles in the World]
 
*[http://www.intlistings.com/articles/2008/top-25-most-beautiful-castles-in-the-world/ Top 25 Most Beautiful Castles in the World]
 
*[http://medievalcastles.stormthecastle.com/famous_castles.htm Famous Castles]
 
*[http://medievalcastles.stormthecastle.com/famous_castles.htm Famous Castles]
 
*[http://www.travelwriter.at/198/castles-world.shtml Castles and Palaces]
 
*[http://www.travelwriter.at/198/castles-world.shtml Castles and Palaces]
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*[http://blog.hotelclub.com/scotlands-finest-castle-landscapes/ Scotland’s Finest Castle Landscapes]
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*[http://blog.hotelclub.com/3-more-haunted-castles-famous-from-movies/ 3 More Haunted Castles Famous from Movies]
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*[http://medieval-castles.org/index.php/castle_required_reading Castles of the World]
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*[http://hubpages.com/hub/FAMOUS-CASTLES-OF-THE-WORLD FAMOUS CASTLES OF THE WORLD]
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*[http://medieval.stormthecastle.com/inside-a-medieval-castle.htm Take a look inside a real Medieval Castle.]
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[[File:Buda Castle Budapest Hungary.jpg|thumb|350px|Buda Castle, Budapest, [[Hungary]].]]
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[[File:Alhambra.jpg|thumb|left|380px|The [[Alhambra]].]]
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[[Category:Royalty]][[Category:Architecture]]
 
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Latest revision as of 00:30, June 26, 2016

World Famous Castles and Palaces

Gallery


Matsuyama Castle


  • Castel Sant'Angelo

  • Windsor Castle postcard.

  • The Tower of Belem.

  • Neuschwanstein Castle.

  • Fu'kuyama Castle.

  • Brühl Palace.

  • Chapultepec Castle.

  • Mont Saint-Michel.

  • Malmaison.

  • Avila Castle.

  • Burg Katz.

  • Gripsholm Castle.

  • D'aigle Castle.

  • Edinburgh Castle.


Prague, Bohemia, the Czech Republic PD.jpg

Prague Castle.


“By degrees the castles are built.” Irish Proverb quote.


  • Castillo da Pena.

  • Moritzburg Castle.

  • El Escorial.

  • Alcazar of Segovia.


Palace of Versailles.jpg

Palace of Versailles

(Château de Versailles)


Châteaux - Le Val de Loire

  • Chateau de Blois .

  • Chateau de Chambord.

  • Chateau de Villesavin.

  • Chateau de Chenonceau.

  • Chateau Azay le Rideau.


Leonardo da Vinci tomb Amboise.jpg

Leonardo da Vinci's tomb at Amboise.


Chateau de Fontainebleau

Chateau de Fontainebleau ..jpg

The Château of Fontainebleau is the largest of the French royal châteaux.

See also

Interior Brühl Palace.
Palace of Aranjuez.

External links

Catherine Palace, St Petersburg, Russia.
Buda Castle, Budapest, Hungary.
The Alhambra.
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