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Windsor Castle, Berkshire. This list of castles in England is not a list of every building and site that has "castle" as part of its name, nor does it list only buildings that conform to a strict definition of a castle as a medieval fortified residence. [1]
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It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Bettendorf Castle, also known as Vianden Castle, Fox River Grove, Illinois, built in 1931–32. [8] Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina, 175,000-square-foot (16,300 m 2) Châteauesque style mansion built 1889–95 for George Washington Vanderbilt II.
Although castle has not become a generic term for a manor house (like château in French and Schloss in German), many manor houses contain castle in their name while having few if any of the architectural characteristics, usually as their owners liked to maintain a link to the past and felt the term castle was a masculine expression of their ...
Castle of San Felipe (Puerto de la Cruz) Castle of San Francisco (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) Castle of San Miguel (Garachico) Castle of Guanapay. Castle of Paso Alto (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) Castle of San Joaquín. Castle of San Cristóbal (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) Castle of St John the Baptist. Castle of San Andrés.
RI-51-0000861. The Alcázar of Segovia is a medieval castle located in the city of Segovia, in Castile and León, Spain. It has existed since at least the 12th century, and is one of the most renowned medieval castles globally and one of the most visited landmarks in Spain. It has been the backdrop for significant historical events and has been ...
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by region and department. Notes The French word château has a wider meaning than the English castle : it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English.
Belinas – Banias; fortified town. Belmont – ruins of Crusader castle in Kibbutz Tzova. Belveer – Crusader castle of which no traces remain; national park. Belvoir Castle; Kochav HaYarden National Park. Bet Shean – castle ruins next to ancient town, stronghold of the Lordship of Bethsan. Second castle on the tell.