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Castle Dracula (also known as Dracula’s castle) is the fictitious Transylvanian residence of Count Dracula, the vampire antagonist in Bram Stoker's 1897 horror novel Dracula. It is the setting of the first few and final scenes of the novel.
The claimed connection between the castle and the Dracula legend is tourism-driven. [16] During Stoker's research on the region of Transylvania, he came across accounts of the atrocities committed by Vlad III, and used the Dracula name after reading on the subject; but his inspiration for Dracula was not solely based on the historical figure.
Historically, the name "Dracula" is the family name of Vlad Țepeș' family, a name derived from a fraternal order of knights called the Order of the Dragon, founded by Sigismund of Luxembourg (king of Hungary and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Emperor) to uphold Christianity and defend the Empire against the Ottoman Turks.
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The fictional Castle Dracula in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula; Bran Castle, a tourist attraction in Romania; Poenari Castle, a castle of Vlad III Dracula; Hunyad Castle, a castle which was Vlad III Dracula's prison; Orava Castle, a location where Nosferatu was filmed "Castle Dracula", a song by Priestess from certain editions of the album Prior ...
In the two-part story called The Pit of Death, set in 1809, the protagonist Lupescu is thrown into the titular pit while invading Dracula's castle. He is attacked by seven of Dracula's Brides, among them his blind wife, Velanna Lupescu. He manages to stake all seven and arranges their bodies into the shape of a cross so that Dracula would be ...
The Georgian mansion, which stands on 5 acres with vast lawns and gardens and has both a tennis court and a pool, is truly fit for a princess. Birch Hall boasts 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and 5 ...
Archaeologists stumbled upon a secret tunnel beneath a castle in Turkey near where Vlad the Impaler — also known as Dracula — is believed to have been held captive. The tunnel, located under ...