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Château de Versailles

The Château de Versailles was a lavish royal residence built in France during the late 17th century. Initially conceived...

Baroque France Royal Palace

9.8 Brilliant

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Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle stands as Britain’s oldest and largest occupied castle. Constructed initially by William the Conqueror fo...

England Medieval Royal Residence

9.7 Brilliant

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Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle sits atop Castle Rock, a volcanic crag overlooking Edinburgh. It’s one of Scotland's oldest fortified s...

Scotland Royal Fortress Hilltop

9.6 Brilliant

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Krak des Chevaliers

Krak des Chevaliers stands as one of the most impressive castles remaining from the Crusader period. Located in Syria, i...

Unesco Fortress Syria Crusader

9.6 Brilliant

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Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon Castle stands as a significant example of medieval military architecture in Wales. Constructed between 1283 a...

Unesco Wales Concentric Edwardian

9.5 Brilliant

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Conwy Castle

Conwy Castle is an Edward I fortress in North Wales built from 1283 to 1287, notable for its eight towers and UNESCO-lis...

Unesco Wales Edwardian Walled Town

9.4 Excellent

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Château de Carcassonne

Château de Carcassonne is the count's castle inside France's walled Cité de Carcassonne, built by the Trencavel family i...

France Medieval Unesco Citadel

9.4 Excellent

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Český Krumlov Castle

Český Krumlov Castle is a vast Czech complex first recorded in 1253, later a Rosenberg and Eggenberg seat, and part of a...

Renaissance Unesco Czechia Town

9.4 Excellent

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Peleș Castle

Peleș Castle sits high above the Carpathian Mountains near Sinaia, Romania. This neo-Renaissance castle served as the pr...

Romania Royal Neo Renaissance Carpathian

9.4 Excellent

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Nijō Castle

Nijo Castle is a Kyoto flatland castle built in 1603 as Tokugawa Ieyasu's residence and later included in a UNESCO World...

Japan Unesco Kyoto Tokugawa

9.3 Excellent

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Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle is a major Scottish royal fortress above the River Forth, notable for its Renaissance palace and links t...

Renaissance Scotland Royal Fortress

9.2 Excellent

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Wartburg Castle

Wartburg Castle is a medieval fortress in Thuringia, Germany, where Martin Luther translated the New Testament into Germ...

Germany Medieval Unesco Hilltop

9.2 Excellent

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Castel del Monte

Castel del Monte is an octagonal 13th century castle in Apulia, Italy, built by Frederick II and listed by UNESCO as a W...

Italy Unesco Octagonal Swabian

9.2 Excellent

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Harlech Castle

Harlech Castle is an Edward I fortress in Gwynedd, Wales, built from 1283, notable for its concentric defences and drama...

Unesco Wales Edwardian Hilltop

9.1 Excellent

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Karlštejn Castle

Karlštejn Castle is a Gothic castle in Czechia, founded by Charles IV in 1348 to safeguard imperial regalia and Bohemian...

Gothic Royal Czechia Hilltop

9.1 Excellent

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Kronborg Castle

Kronborg Castle is a Renaissance fortress in Helsingør, Denmark, built by Frederik II and known as Shakespeare's Elsinor...

Renaissance Denmark Unesco Hamlet

9.1 Excellent

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Beaumaris Castle

Beaumaris Castle is an unfinished Edward I fortress on Anglesey, Wales, begun in 1295 and notable as a near-perfect conc...

Unesco Wales Concentric Edwardian

9.0 Excellent

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Spiš Castle

Spiš Castle is a large ruined fortress in eastern Slovakia, built from the 12th century and included in a UNESCO World H...

Unesco Fortress Slovakia Ruin

8.9 Great

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Mir Castle

Mir Castle is a Belarusian fortified residence begun in the early 16th century, listed by UNESCO for its Gothic, Renaiss...

Gothic Unesco Fortress Belarus

8.9 Great

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Nesvizh Castle

Nesvizh Castle is a Belarusian palace complex of the Radziwill family, inscribed by UNESCO for its role in Central Europ...

Palace Unesco Belarus Radziwill

8.8 Great