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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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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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Corvin Castle

Corvin Castle is a Gothic-Renaissance fortress in Hunedoara, Romania, expanded by John Hunyadi in the 15th century.

Romania Gothic Fortress Transylvania

9.2 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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Castle of Olite

Castle of Olite is the Royal Palace of Navarre in Olite, Spain, expanded under Charles III in the early 15th century and...

Spain Gothic Royal Navarre

8.7 Great

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Buda Castle

Buda Castle is Budapest's royal palace complex in Hungary, first completed in 1265 and included in the city's UNESCO lis...

Royal Palace Unesco Hungary

8.6 Great

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Glamis Castle

Glamis Castle is a historic castle in Angus, Scotland, notable as the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother...

Scotland Royal Residence Tower House

8.4 Great

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Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle is a Scottish Highland residence bought by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1852, notable as a privat...

Scotland Estate Royal Baronial

8.3 Great

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Château de Vincennes

Château de Vincennes is a royal fortress east of Paris, noted for its 14th-century keep, one of the tallest medieval kee...

France Royal Fortress Keep

8.3 Great

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Hohenschwangau Castle

Hohenschwangau Castle is a Bavarian palace in Germany, rebuilt by Crown Prince Maximilian in the 1830s and childhood hom...

Romantic Germany Royal Bavaria

8.3 Great

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Château de Chinon

Château de Chinon is a royal fortress in France's Loire Valley, where Joan of Arc met the future Charles VII in 1429 dur...

France Loire Royal Fortress

8.2 Great

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Bran Castle

Bran Castle is a medieval fortress in Romania, built near the Transylvanian-Wallachian border and later linked in touris...

Romania Medieval Tourism Transylvania

8.2 Great

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Gripsholm Castle

Gripsholm Castle is a Swedish royal castle at Mariefred, begun by Gustav Vasa in 1537 and known for the National Portrai...

Sweden Renaissance Lake Royal

8.1 Great

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Château de Loches

Château de Loches is a royal fortress in France's Loire Valley, noted for its 11th-century keep and later use as a state...

France Loire Royal Keep

8.0 Great

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Castel Nuovo

Castel Nuovo is a medieval castle in Naples, Italy, begun by Charles I of Anjou in 1279 and rebuilt with a Renaissance t...

Italy Medieval Royal Naples

7.9 Good

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Bratislava Castle

Bratislava Castle is Slovakia's main castle above the Danube, rebuilt in 1956-1964 after an 1811 fire left it in ruins.

City Royal Slovakia Danube

7.5 Good

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Vadstena Castle

Vadstena Castle is a Swedish Renaissance fortress begun by Gustav Vasa in 1545 to strengthen royal control and later use...

Sweden Renaissance Lake Royal

7.5 Good