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The Ghosts of Inverloch, a Valérian comic, also features a Scottish castle. Castle Dangerous, a novel by Sir Walter Scott, drew inspiration from Douglas Castle. Old Mortality, a novel by Sir Walter Scott, drew inspiration from Craignethan Castle as Tillietudlem Castle. Hogwarts Castle, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter novels.
Arundel Castle is a restored and remodelled medieval castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England.It was established by Roger de Montgomery in the 11th century. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and then restored in the 18th and early 19th centuries by Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk. [2]
11th-century fortifications (1 C, 31 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures completed in the 11th century" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total.
1. Hogwarts is basically the most magical thing to hit the LA skyline since the Hollywood sign: After years of wishing we could be whisked away to England to see Hogwarts Castle in real life, and ...
Other castles begun in the 11th century were built on elevated sites that took advantage of the steep slopes for defense, rather than on moats. The central tower became the final defensive layer of the castle, [28] while the main domestic quarters were built against the walls around the perimeter, allowing plenty of room for a variety of functions.
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. [1] The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Romanesque is characterized by semicircular arches, while the Gothic is marked by the pointed arches.
The nave of Durham Cathedral in England Interior of Monreale Cathedral in Sicily, Italy St Swithun's, Nately Scures in Hampshire, from the southwest. The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Castles have played an important military, economic and social role in Great Britain and Ireland since their introduction following the Norman invasion of England in 1066. . Although a small number of castles had been built in England in the 1050s, the Normans began to build motte and bailey and ringwork castles in large numbers to control their newly occupied territories in England and the ...