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Castle is sometimes used as a catch-all term for all kinds of fortifications, and as a result has been misapplied in the technical sense. An example of this is Maiden Castle which, despite the name, is an Iron Age hill fort which had a very different origin and purpose. [14] São Jorge Castle in Lisbon, Portugal, with a bridge over a moat
The historian Terry Measham wrote that the Drawing Room and Lady Bute's Bedroom, "so powerful in their effect, are the two most important interiors in the castle". [117] The architectural writer Andrew Lilwall-Smith considered the Drawing Room to be "Burges's pièce de résistance ", encapsulating his "romantic vision of the Middle Ages". [ 100 ]
The Castle Keep undergoing restoration works in 2021 Norwich Castle and sheep market at the end of the 19th century. The castle remains a museum and art gallery and still contains many of its first exhibits. The museum's fine art collection includes costumes, textiles, jewellery, glass, ceramics and silverware, and a large display of ceramic ...
A drawing of 1674 suggests there was another longer balcony overlooking the river side of Scolland's Hall, the great hall. [5] The castle seen from the south. Richmond Castle had fallen out of use as a fortress by the end of the 14th century and it did not receive major improvements after that date.
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Presentation of Christ from the Melisende Psalter Krak des Chevaliers, the largest Crusader castle. The art of the Crusades, produced in the Levant under Latin rulership, spanned two artistic periods in Europe, the Romanesque and the Gothic, but in the Crusader states the Gothic style barely appeared. The military crusaders themselves were ...
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