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The Cloisters' three gardens, the Judy Black Garden at the Cuxa Cloister on the main level, and the Bonnefont and Trie Cloisters gardens on the lower level, [117] were laid out and planted in 1938. They contain a variety of rare medieval species, [ 118 ] with a total of over 250 genera of plants, flowers, herbs and trees, making it one of the ...
Camelback Castle/Copenhaver Castle. The construction of the castle began in 1967 and was finished in 1977. The castle is located at 5050 E. Red Rock Dr. in Phoenix, Arizona. The architectural style of the castle is that of medieval Moorish. The castle has a dungeon, a drawbridge and a moat as well. [12]
The castle is located on a point dominating the Dordogne River. Excavations found pottery ovens, indicating that the site had a large population in Gallo-Roman times, and that there was a wooden fort on the site, and later a Gallo-Roman oppidum, or fortress. The castle was built in the 11th century to protect the city of Bordeaux.
Château Laroche, also known as the Loveland Castle, is a museum on the banks of the Little Miami River north of Loveland, Ohio, United States. Built in the style of a Medieval castle , construction began in the 1927 by Boy Scout troop leader, World War I veteran, and medievalist Harry D. Andrews. [ 1 ]
Keay, Anna & John Watkins (2013) The Elizabethan Garden at Kenilworth Castle, Swindon: English Heritage, 155-63. Landsberg, Sylvia, The Medieval Garden, British Museum Press, ISBN 9780714120805; Leslie, Michael (ed.), A Cultural History of Gardens: Vol 2, In the Medieval Age, 2016, Bloomsbury Academic, ISBN 9781350009905
Within its grounds are the fortified tower built circa 1347, the only remains of the medieval castle, overlooking the gardens and surrounding countryside, as well as a Tudor wheelhouse. [citation needed] The house remains furnished as a family home, with some outstanding 18th-century plasterwork interiors. It is a Grade I listed building. [3]
The château is surrounded by gardens inspired by medieval gardens; with sculptures, fountains, a kitchen garden and an aromatic garden; old varieties of fruits and vegetables, and two-hundred-year-old oak and fig trees. Viven – Gardens of the Château de Viven. The château was first mentioned in the 11th century; it was completely rebuilt ...
A medieval castle in the town of the same name in the English county of Kent. It was founded in the 12th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. It is the largest castle in England. Dymchurch Martello Tower: Martello Tower: 1805 Restored A Martello Tower in Dymchurch.