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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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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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Dover Castle

Dover Castle is a medieval fortress in Kent, England, built up by Henry II in the 1180s and known for commanding the sho...

England Coastal Medieval Fortress

9.4 Excellent

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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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Bamburgh Castle

Bamburgh Castle is a coastal fortress in Northumberland, England, on the site of the Anglo-Saxon royal stronghold of Beb...

England Coastal Medieval Northumbria

9.3 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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Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwickshire, England, founded by William the Conqueror in 1068 and later rebuilt...

England Medieval River Tourism

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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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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Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle is a ruined Dorset fortress begun by William the Conqueror and destroyed by Parliamentarian forces after a...

England Norman Ruin Hilltop

8.4 Great

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Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Castle is a Norman castle in Lincoln, England, founded in 1068 and known for preserving one of four surviving 12...

England Museum Walls Norman

8.3 Great

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Rochester Castle

Rochester Castle is a Norman fortress in Kent, England, whose 12th-century stone keep is among the tallest surviving cas...

England Norman Ruin Keep

8.2 Great

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Richmond Castle

Richmond Castle is a Norman fortress in North Yorkshire, England, begun by Alan Rufus after 1071 and noted for its unusu...

England Norman Ruin Keep

7.7 Good

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Norwich Castle

Norwich Castle is a Norman royal castle in Norfolk, England, begun by William the Conqueror and dominated by a square st...

England Museum Norman Keep

7.6 Good

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Pevensey Castle

Pevensey Castle is a medieval castle in East Sussex set within a Roman fort, notable as the landing place tied to Willia...

England Roman Norman Ruin

7.6 Good

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Hedingham Castle

Hedingham Castle is a Norman castle in Essex, notable for its well-preserved 12th-century stone keep built for the de Ve...

England Essex Norman Keep

7.4 Good