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  2. Castel del Monte, Apulia - Wikipedia

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    Castel del Monte (Italian for "Castle of the Mountain"; Barese: Castìdde du Monte) is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was built during the 1240s by King Frederick II, who had inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. In the 18th century, the castle's ...

  3. Relax Like Royalty In One of These 10 Luxury Castles - AOL

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    Located just 45 minutes outside Dublin, the Kilkea Castle is one of the oldest inhabited castles in Ireland and will help satisfy your childhood fairytale dream. This 186-acre property features an ...

  4. Enchanting Castles Around the World That Will Take Your ...

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    Himeji Castle is said to be one of the best surviving representations of typical Japanese castle architecture. It was first built in 1333 by samurai governor Akamatsu Norimura as a fortress ...

  5. Moat - Wikipedia

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    ' furrowed shape empty moat ') is a series of parallel trenches running up the sides of the excavated mountain, and the earthen wall, which was also called doi (土居, lit. ' earth mount '), was an outer wall made of earth dug out from a moat. Even today it is common for mountain Japanese castles to have dry moats. A mizubori (水堀, lit.

  6. Predjama Castle - Wikipedia

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    Predjama Castle (Slovene: Predjamski grad or grad Predjama, German: Höhlenburg Lueg, Italian: Castel Lueghi) is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola.

  7. The world's most beautiful castles are better than any Disney ...

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    The stunning Bavarian castle, as well as several other castles in Poland, France and Spain, served as inspiration for the 1950 Disney film 'Cinderella' and the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland.

  8. Houska Castle - Wikipedia

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    Houska Castle is an early Gothic castle in the municipality of Blatce in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It lies about 47 km (29 mi) north of Prague. [1] It is one of the best preserved castles of the period.

  9. Al-Qahira Castle - Wikipedia

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    Al-Qahira Castle is a historical castle in the ancient city of Taiz, Yemen. It is located on the northern slope of Mount Sabr, which is based on rocky highlands overlooking the city. It is said that the area was originally referred as the old Taiz, and later renamed as Al-Qahira. The castle is considered as the nucleus of the city of Taiz. [2]