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A hilltop castle [1] is a type of hill castle that was built on the summit of a hill or mountain. In the latter case it may be termed a mountaintop castle. The term is derived from the German, Gipfelburg, which is one of a number of terms used in continental castellology to classify castles by topology. The chief advantage of such a ...
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 ...
"Castles" is a song by English singer-songwriter Freya Ridings. It was released as a single on 30 May 2019, through record labels Good Soldier Songs and Capitol Records , as the fifth single from her debut studio album, Freya Ridings .
The castle was abandoned in 1873, and many of the buildings, especially gates, were auctioned to nearby temples. Until around 1887, the main buildings, including the castle tower, remained within the castle, but since it was on the top of a mountain far from civilians, nothing was maintained and many collapsed naturally.
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.
"Castles Made of Sand" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience for their 1967 second album, Axis: Bold as Love. Produced by manager Chas Chandler , the song is a biographical story about Hendrix's childhood, and was recorded towards the end of the production cycle for Axis: Bold as Love .
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In more rugged areas castles and castra were typically located on mountain tops as at Lastours-Cabaret, Montségur, Termes, and Puilaurens. When they were taken by the Catholic Crusaders they were generally offered to senior Crusade commanders who would replace the local lord as master of the castle and the surrounding area. [2]