- Castle Land - - Photographs of castles and ruins in Europe (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary) with brief history and location.
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- The Castle of Lari - - This medieval castle near Pisa, Italy, was transformed over the centuries into a luxurious governor's residence. An illustrated history, guide to notable buildings of Lari, and visitor information.
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- Castle of Sypesteyn - - The official site of this mock-medieval castle in Netherlands built around 1900 by C.H.C.A. van Sypesteyn, who intended it as an authentic reconstruction.
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- Castle Tirol - - Photographs and outline history of this medieval castle in Northern Italy - now a museum - from Dorf Tirol.
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- Castles - - Images and descriptions of several castles in Europe and Himeji Castle, Japan, with references, from Great Buildings Online.
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- Castles and Castle Ruins in the Netherlands - - Enthusiast Marko Tjemmes supplies clear histories of castles close to his home in Rotterdam, illustrated with photographs, earlier images and ground plans. Bibliography.
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- Castles and Fortresses in 3D - - Jeffrey Cooper's photographs of castles and fortresses in Europe, including some in three dimensions, with instructions on how to view.
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- Castles of Poland - - Information about castles presently within the Polish borders illustrated with photographs, plans, drawings, sketches and reconstructions. Search engine and detailed map are available.
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- Castles of the Crown of Castile - - A bilingual site, English and Spanish, about the castles of this ancient Spanish kingdom. The castles are arranged by geographical category.
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- Castles of the Middle Ages - - An introduction to castles - their purpose, rooms, and defenses - and descriptions of some of the most famous in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Eastern Europe. Includes weddings in castles.
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- Castles of the United States - - Castle-fan Jim is building himself a mock-medieval home. Here he gathers images of other imitation castles in the US.
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- Castles of the World - - Extensive collection of castles, palaces, fortresses and monasteries. Organized with search engine, maps, descriptions, photos and a directory.
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- Castles of Tuscany - - P.Ramponi's comprehensive guide navigated via an index and interactive maps. Readable history and photographs for each of the many castles or walled towns.
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- Coca Castle, Spain - - History, description and photographs of this spectacular 15th century castle, brick-built by Don Alonso de Fonseca in the Mudejar (Moorish) style. Geocities pop-up banners.
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- Egeskov Castle - - Renaissance moated castle in Denmark from 1554 with information in English, Danish and German. Includes a large park with beautiful gardens, and an old-timer museum.
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- Helfstyn Castle - - Roman Derych provides an illustrated introduction to the history and architectural development of one of the best preserved castle complexes in the Czech Republic.
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- Hohensalzburg Fortress - - Fortress in Salzburg, Austria, built in 1077. One of the largest fully preserved fortresses in central Europe.
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- Hwasongsong Castle - - Henny Savenije describes the construction of this fortress built (1794-1796) in Suwon, Korea by King Jeongjo. He includes the original drawings for it from the manuscript book Hwasong Seongyeok Uigwe.
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- Medieval castles - - Informative website containing the history of the castles built in the Dark Ages. It also features stories and torture devices employed.
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- Medieval Castles in Finland - - Beautiful photographs from Virtual Finland, with readable history by Dr. Carl Jacob Gardberg, State archaeologist.
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- Topcastles - - Robert Rongen presents images and brief details of hundreds of medieval castles, sorted by country, region and castle type. Includes a quick guide to castle types with plans, and a list of the top 100 castles, as rated by surfers.
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- Torrione Castle - - An Italian fortress dating from the Middle Ages, though much altered. History and archival images.
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- Trakoscan - - A much-reconstructed castle in Croatia which is now a museum. History and architectural development, Draskovic family, location map, floor plans, tour, and visitor information.
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