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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 ...
A water castle, sometimes water-castle, [a] is a castle where natural or artificial water is part of its defences. [2] [3] It can be entirely surrounded by water-filled moats (moated castle) or natural waterbodies such as island castles in a river or offshore. The term comes from European castle studies, mainly German Burgenkunde.
Egeskov Castle is known as Europe's best-preserved Renaissance water castle. It was built in 1554 by Frands Brockenhuus and now houses several museums. It was built in 1554 by Frands Brockenhuus ...
This is a list of castles from around the world. By country. Africa. Castles in Ghana; Castles in South Africa; Americas. Castles in Brazil; Castles in Canada ...
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.
The castle Montclair is located on the mountain ridge. The Treetop Walk Saarschleife can be seen in the bottom right corner Visitor Terrace from the historic Cloef viewing area The Saarschleife , also known as the Great Bend in the Saar at Mettlach , is a water gap carved by the Saar River through a quartzite layer and today one of the most ...
Water castles in Switzerland (2 P) U. Water castles in the United Kingdom (6 P) Pages in category "Water castles" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of ...
Nowadays, the castle is a tourist attraction and is used as an event location, with various local societies using the premises. It is known as a popular destination with its pond and surrounding forest as well as the castle café. The main part of the castle offers 450 square metres of exhibition space and a room for conferences.