Virtual Globetrotting: Castles

Virtual Globetrotting: Castles http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2009 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:17:01 -0800 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes' Bran Castle]]>

Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes' Bran Castle
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2009-11-26 04:17:01
The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, commonly known as "Dracula's Castle". It is marketed as the home of the character in Bram Stoker's Dracula. There is, however, no evidence that Stoker knew anything about this castle. There is evidence, however, that Vlad Tepes actually did use the castle during his raids into Transylvania.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlad-the-impaler-tepes-bran-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlad-the-impaler-tepes-bran-castle/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:17:01 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlad-the-impaler-tepes-bran-castle/ 45.51499300 25.36674500 <![CDATA[Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes' Poenari Castle]]>

Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes' Poenari Castle

Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes' Poenari Castle
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2009-11-26 04:09:02
Poenari castle was originally built in the early 13th century by the rulers of Wallachia. It is located on a canyon formed on the Argeş River valley, close to the Făgăraş Mountains in Southern Romania. In the 14th century, Poenari was the main citadel of the Basarab rulers. However, in the 15th century, realizing the potential for a castle perched high on a steep precipice of rock, Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes repaired and consolidated the structure, making it one of his main fortresses. He also used another castle, which is Bran Castle located near the border between Wallachia & Transylvania.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlad-the-impaler-tepes-poenari-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlad-the-impaler-tepes-poenari-castle/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:09:02 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlad-the-impaler-tepes-poenari-castle/ 45.35403000 24.63480200 <![CDATA[Sandringham House]]>

Sandringham House
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By: jdubble07
@ 2009-11-12 20:32:36
Sandringham House is a country house on 8,000 acres of land near the village of Sandringham in Norfolk, England. The house is privately owned by the British Royal Family and is located on the royal Sandringham Estate, which lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The royal family generally spends Christmas at Sandringham Estate.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sandringham-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sandringham-house/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:32:36 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sandringham-house/ 52.83001766 0.51391393 <![CDATA[Alcázar de Segovia]]>

Alcázar de Segovia
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-11 13:03:08]]>

Alcázar de Segovia
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-11 13:03:08]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alc-zar-de-segovia-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alc-zar-de-segovia-1/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:03:08 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alc-zar-de-segovia-1/ 40.95493000 -4.13199700 <![CDATA[Rocca Roveresca]]>

Rocca Roveresca
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By: giove
@ 2009-11-05 07:52:24
Built by Baccio Pontelli on the influence of Luciano Laurana in 1480]]>

Rocca Roveresca
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By: giove
@ 2009-11-05 07:52:24
Built by Baccio Pontelli on the influence of Luciano Laurana in 1480]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rocca-roveresca/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rocca-roveresca/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:52:24 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rocca-roveresca/ 43.71538700 13.22086000 <![CDATA[Mondavio castle]]>

Mondavio castle
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By: giove
@ 2009-11-04 12:57:13
The fortress of Mondavio is one of the most important and interesting examples of the project activity in the military by Francesco di Giorgio Martini in the Marche. It was built by order of Giovanni della Rovere, together with other castles of the Ducato (Cagli, Cantiano, Fossombrone, Frontone, Sassocorvaro, Pergola, Mondolfo) and probably dates from the later phase of the Sienese architect, probably decade 1482-1492. The building remained unfinished for the return of the architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini in his native Siena.]]>

Gradara castle
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By: giove
@ 2009-11-04 07:57:36
The ancient town is characterized by a double line of medieval walls and by the massive Castle, one of the best preserved in Italy. It is famous as being the location of the episode of Paolo and Francesca described by Dante Alighieri in the V Canto of his Inferno.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gradara-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gradara-castle/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:57:36 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gradara-castle/ 43.94241800 12.77489500 <![CDATA[Castle Medinghoven]]>

BEV

Castle Medinghoven
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-10-25 01:32:00]]>

BEV

Castle Medinghoven
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-10-25 01:32:00]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-medinghoven/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-medinghoven/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:32:00 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-medinghoven/ 50.71312900 7.03515100 <![CDATA[Castle Rosenburg]]>

BEV

Castle Rosenburg
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-10-25 01:31:31
Die Rosenburg im Bonner Stadtteil Kessenich war von 1950 bis 1973 Sitz des Bundesjustizministeriums.
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BEV

Castle Rosenburg
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-10-25 01:31:31
Die Rosenburg im Bonner Stadtteil Kessenich war von 1950 bis 1973 Sitz des Bundesjustizministeriums.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-rosenburg/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-rosenburg/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:31:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-rosenburg/ 50.71139100 7.10187900 <![CDATA[Castle Deichmannsaue]]>

BEV

Castle Deichmannsaue
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-10-25 01:30:44
Castle Deichmannsaue was the Embassy of the United states in Germany between 1949 and 1999.
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Castle Deichmannsaue
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-10-25 01:30:44
Castle Deichmannsaue was the Embassy of the United states in Germany between 1949 and 1999.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-deichmannsaue/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-deichmannsaue/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:30:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-deichmannsaue/ 50.67167900 7.18538900 <![CDATA[Castle Wilhelmstein (ruin)]]>

BEV

Castle Wilhelmstein (ruin)
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-10-25 01:29:32]]>

BEV

Castle Wilhelmstein (ruin)
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-10-25 01:29:32]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-wilhelmstein-ruin/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-wilhelmstein-ruin/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:29:32 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-wilhelmstein-ruin/ 50.84177100 6.10210500 <![CDATA[Castle Baldeney]]>

BEV

Castle Baldeney
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-10-25 01:29:00

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BEV

Castle Baldeney
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-10-25 01:29:00

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-baldeney/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-baldeney/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:29:00 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-baldeney/ 51.40801300 7.02385200 <![CDATA[Burg Birseck]]>

BEV

Burg Birseck
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-15 01:05:52]]>

BEV

Burg Birseck
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-15 01:05:52]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/burg-birseck/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/burg-birseck/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:05:52 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/burg-birseck/ 47.49197200 7.62846500 <![CDATA[Schloss Angenstein]]>

BEV

Schloss Angenstein
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-15 00:58:50]]>

BEV

Schloss Angenstein
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-15 00:58:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-angenstein/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-angenstein/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:58:50 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-angenstein/ 47.46300100 7.60509000 <![CDATA[Château-Musée Grimaldi]]>

Château-Musée Grimaldi
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-14 00:20:04]]>

Château-Musée Grimaldi
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-14 00:20:04]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-mus-e-grimaldi/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-mus-e-grimaldi/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:20:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-mus-e-grimaldi/ 43.66698300 7.14580700 <![CDATA[Château de Brochon]]>

Château de Brochon
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-14 00:18:06]]>

Château de Brochon
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-14 00:18:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-brochon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-brochon/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:18:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-brochon/ 47.23843800 4.97406000 <![CDATA[Vikingsholm]]>

Vikingsholm
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By: jbottero
@ 2009-10-13 21:11:29
The foundation was laid in the late summer of 1928. In the spring of 1929, more than 200 highly skilled workmen were bought to Emerald Bay and housed in temporary barracks on the property. They worked diligently throughout the summer and by the end of the season the house was completed. During those months of 1929, the timbers were hand hewn, the interior wall boards were hand planed, intricate wood carvings were executed, and metal fixtures (such as fireplace screens, hinges, and latches) were hand forged - all at the site. ]]>

Forte São Marcelo
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By: hhgygy
@ 2009-10-13 09:00:43]]>

Forte São Marcelo
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By: hhgygy
@ 2009-10-13 09:00:43]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/forte-s-o-marcelo/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/forte-s-o-marcelo/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:00:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/forte-s-o-marcelo/ -12.96995632 -38.51788938 <![CDATA[Château de Fontaine-Henry]]>

Château de Fontaine-Henry
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-13 00:52:44]]>

Château de Fontaine-Henry
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-13 00:52:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-fontaine-henry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-fontaine-henry/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:52:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-fontaine-henry/ 49.27489200 -0.45092200 <![CDATA[Kiyosu Castle]]>

Kiyosu Castle
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-13 00:41:36]]>

Kiyosu Castle
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-13 00:41:36]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kiyosu-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kiyosu-castle/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:41:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kiyosu-castle/ 35.21631300 136.84449100 <![CDATA[Fonthill Castle at College of Mount St. Vincent]]>

Fonthill Castle at College of Mount St. Vincent

BEV

Fonthill Castle at College of Mount St. Vincent
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-10-12 13:27:52
Fonthill Castle, built by Shakespearean actor Edwin Forrest]]>

BEV

Fonthill Castle at College of Mount St. Vincent
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-10-12 13:27:52
Fonthill Castle, built by Shakespearean actor Edwin Forrest]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fonthill-castle-at-college-of-mount-st-vincent/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fonthill-castle-at-college-of-mount-st-vincent/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:27:52 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fonthill-castle-at-college-of-mount-st-vincent/ 40.91357600 -73.90997900 <![CDATA[Shimabara Castle]]>

Shimabara Castle
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-12 01:28:26]]>

Shimabara Castle
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-12 01:28:26]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/shimabara-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/shimabara-castle/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:28:26 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/shimabara-castle/ 32.78860900 130.36853300 <![CDATA[Chateau de Miranda]]>

Chateau de Miranda
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By: alfjon
@ 2009-10-11 05:04:34
The Chateau de Miranda - also known as Chateau de Noisy or Home de Noisy - located not far from Dinant in Belgium, is abandoned since 1991.

During the French revolution, the family of the Count from Liedekerke-Beaufort has left the nearby feudal castle of Vèves to hide in a farm outside the village. After the revolution, the farm took the name of castle and finally became this gigantic house.

Between World War I and II, the castle became the "Home de Noisy", a vacation camp for SNCB (Belgian national rail company) railwaymen's childrens.

It was finally abandoned in 1991 and is slowly falling in ruins since. It has now became a very dangerous place to explore as you can guess by looking at the photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/polanri/sets/72057594049256550/
http://www.pastglory.nl/urban-exploration/chateau_noisy/chateau_noisy_miranda.html
http://telefunker.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/chateau-miranda-belgium/
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Château de Vufflens
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-09 01:32:39]]>

Château de Vufflens
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-09 01:32:39]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-vufflens/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-vufflens/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:32:39 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-vufflens/ 46.52494400 6.47549600 <![CDATA[Schloss Nidau]]>

Schloss Nidau
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-08 01:21:39]]>

Schloss Nidau
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-08 01:21:39]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-nidau/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-nidau/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:21:39 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-nidau/ 47.12776800 7.24076300 <![CDATA[Château de Coppet]]>

Château de Coppet
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-08 01:07:52]]>

Château de Coppet
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-08 01:07:52]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-coppet/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-coppet/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:07:52 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-coppet/ 46.31673200 6.19240500 <![CDATA[Château d'Oron]]>

Château d'Oron
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-04 01:23:23]]>

Château d'Oron
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-04 01:23:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-doron/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-doron/ Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:23:23 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-doron/ 46.57376000 6.83724400 <![CDATA[Schloss Thun]]>

Schloss Thun
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-04 01:18:42]]>

Schloss Thun
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-04 01:18:42]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-thun/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-thun/ Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:18:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-thun/ 46.75951100 7.62858900 <![CDATA[Schloss Spiez]]>

Schloss Spiez
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-04 01:15:27]]>

Schloss Spiez
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-04 01:15:27]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-spiez/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-spiez/ Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:15:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schloss-spiez/ 46.68959000 7.68694300 <![CDATA[Fisherman's Castle on the Irish Bayou]]>

Fisherman's Castle on the Irish Bayou
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By: milwhcky
@ 2009-10-01 10:37:23
Built by Simon Hubert Villemarrette in 1981 and was intended to be a tourist attraction during the 1984 World's Fair.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fishermans-castle-on-the-irish-bayou/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fishermans-castle-on-the-irish-bayou/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:37:23 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fishermans-castle-on-the-irish-bayou/ 30.13716900 -89.86546800 <![CDATA[Sobroso Castle]]>

Sobroso Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 19:01:25]]>

Sobroso Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 19:01:25]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sobroso-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sobroso-castle/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:01:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sobroso-castle/ 42.20601900 -8.46401100 <![CDATA[Fortaleza de Goian]]>

Fortaleza de Goian
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 18:58:46]]>

Fortaleza de Goian
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 18:58:46]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fortaleza-de-goian/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fortaleza-de-goian/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:58:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fortaleza-de-goian/ 41.94100600 -8.75318500 <![CDATA[Okehampton Castle]]>

Okehampton Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 18:54:33]]>

Okehampton Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 18:54:33]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/okehampton-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/okehampton-castle/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:54:33 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/okehampton-castle/ 50.73080700 -4.00817200 <![CDATA[Craigdarroch Castle]]>

BEV

Craigdarroch Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 18:49:24]]>

BEV

Craigdarroch Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 18:49:24]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/craigdarroch-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/craigdarroch-castle/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:49:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/craigdarroch-castle/ 48.42282300 -123.34370400 <![CDATA[Parke's Castle]]>

Parke's Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 18:39:54]]>

Parke's Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 18:39:54]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/parkes-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/parkes-castle/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:39:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/parkes-castle/ 54.26476700 -8.33445500 <![CDATA[Chateau Heralec]]>

Chateau Heralec
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 05:54:28]]>

Chateau Heralec
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-21 05:54:28]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chateau-heralec/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chateau-heralec/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:54:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chateau-heralec/ 49.53072400 15.45429300 <![CDATA[Leith Hill Tower]]>

Leith Hill Tower
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-09-18 15:14:27
It was possibly on the summit of Leith Hill in 851, that Ethelwulf, father of Alfred the Great, defeated the Danes who were heading for Winchester, having sacked Canterbury and London.

On the summit of Leith Hill is an 18th century Gothic tower, with panoramic views northwards to London and the English Channel to the south. Richard Hull of nearby Leith Hill Place (once home to the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams) built "Prospect House" in the years 1765 to 1766, later to become known as Leith Hill Tower, with the intention of raising the hill above 1,000 ft (305 m) above sea level. The tower is 19.5 metres (64 ft) high and consisted of two rooms "neatly furnished", with a Latin inscription above the door announcing that it had been built for not only his own pleasure, but also for the enjoyment of others. Hull provided visitors with prospect glasses, similar to a small telescope, through which to survey the extensive views towards London and the English Channel, each some 25 miles (40 km) away, and thirteen counties on a very clear day.

When he died in 1772, at his request he was buried under the tower, upside-down as he believed that at Judgement Day the world would be turned on its head[citation needed]. Following his death, the building was stripped of its contents, doors and windows, and fell into ruin. As a result the tower was filled with rubble and concrete, and the entrance bricked up.

In 1864, Mr Evelyn of nearby Wotton House decided to reopen it, but the concrete made this difficult, and so the additional turreted side-tower was added to allow access to the top of the tower.]]>

Sissinghurst Castle & Garden
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-09-18 14:37:09
The garden at Sissinghurst Castle in the Weald of Kent, near Cranbrook, Goudhurst and Tenterden, is owned and maintained by the National Trust. It is among the most famous gardens in England. Indeed, some garden enthusiasts would put it first.

Sissinghurst's garden was created in the 1930s by Vita Sackville-West, poet and gardening writer, and her husband Harold Nicolson, author and diplomat. Sackville-West was a writer on the fringes of the Bloomsbury Group[1] who found her greatest popularity in the weekly columns she contributed as gardening correspondent of The Observer, which incidentally—for she never touted it—made her own garden famous. Sissinghurst's garden is one of the best-loved in the whole of the United Kingdom, drawing visitors from all over the world. The garden itself is designed as a series of "rooms", each with a different character of colour and/or theme, the walls being high clipped hedges and many pink brick walls.

The site is ancient— "hurst" is the Saxon term for "an enclosed wood". A manorhouse with a three-armed moat was built here in the Middle Ages.The house was given a new brick gatehouse in the 1530s by Sir John Baker, one of Henry VIII's Privy Councillors, and hugely enlarged in the 1560s by his son Sir Richard Baker, when it became the centre of a 700-acre (2.8 km2) deer park. For Sackville-West, Sissinghurst and its garden rooms came to be a poignant and romantic substitute for Knole, reputedly the largest house in Britain, which as the only child of Lionel, the 3rd Lord Sackville she would have inherited had she been a male, but which had passed to her uncle as the male heir.]]>

Scotney Castle
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-09-18 14:33:32
Scotney Castle is a country house with formal gardens south-east of Lamberhurst in the valley of the River Bewl in Kent, England. It belongs to the National Trust.

The gardens, which are a celebrated example of the Picturesque style, are open to the public. The central feature are the ruins of a medieval, moated manor house, Scotney Old Castle, which is on an island on a small lake. The lake is surrounded by sloping, wooded gardens with fine collections of rhododendrons, azaleas and kalmia for spring colour, summer wisteria and roses, and spectacular autumn colour.

At the top of the garden stands a house which was built to replace the Old Castle between 1835 and 1843. This is known as Scotney New Castle, or simply Scotney Castle, and was designed by Anthony Salvin. It is an early, and unusually restrained, example of the revived influence of Tudor architecture in 19th century Britain. Following the death of the resident, Mrs Betty Hussy, in 2006, this house was opened to the public for the first time on June 6 2007.]]>

Český Krumlov Castle
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-09-12 09:47:20]]>

Český Krumlov Castle
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-09-12 09:47:20]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/esk-krumlov-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/esk-krumlov-castle/ Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:47:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/esk-krumlov-castle/ 48.81284300 14.31392200 <![CDATA[Castelli di Cannero]]>

Castelli di Cannero
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-11 20:33:03]]>

Castelli di Cannero
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-11 20:33:03]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castelli-di-cannero/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castelli-di-cannero/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:33:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castelli-di-cannero/ 46.02361900 8.70528100 <![CDATA[Iwakuni Castle]]>

Iwakuni Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-11 20:24:45]]>

Iwakuni Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-11 20:24:45]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/iwakuni-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/iwakuni-castle/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:24:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/iwakuni-castle/ 34.17531600 132.17416400 <![CDATA[Lydford Castle]]>

Lydford Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-11 20:16:59]]>

Lydford Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-11 20:16:59]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lydford-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lydford-castle/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:16:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lydford-castle/ 50.64373700 -4.10956500 <![CDATA[Castle Lachlan]]>

Castle Lachlan
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-11 20:09:24]]>

Castle Lachlan
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-11 20:09:24]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-lachlan/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-lachlan/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:09:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-lachlan/ 56.10845100 -5.20945600 <![CDATA[Caergwrle Castle]]>

Caergwrle Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 12:08:07]]>

Caergwrle Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 12:08:07]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/caergwrle-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/caergwrle-castle/ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:08:07 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/caergwrle-castle/ 53.10729600 -3.03696900 <![CDATA[Almourol Castle]]>

Almourol Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 12:01:14]]>

Almourol Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 12:01:14]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/almourol-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/almourol-castle/ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:01:14 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/almourol-castle/ 39.46215300 -8.38411300 <![CDATA[Castelo dos Templários]]>

Castelo dos Templários
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:58:10]]>

Castelo dos Templários
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:58:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castelo-dos-templ-rios/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castelo-dos-templ-rios/ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:58:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castelo-dos-templ-rios/ 39.60367500 -8.41874100 <![CDATA[Pythian Castle]]>

BEV

Pythian Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:50:34]]>

BEV

Pythian Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:50:34]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pythian-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pythian-castle/ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:50:34 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pythian-castle/ 37.22148000 -93.26865100 <![CDATA[Trafalgar Castle School]]>

BEV

Trafalgar Castle School
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:43:57]]>

BEV

Trafalgar Castle School
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:43:57]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trafalgar-castle-school/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trafalgar-castle-school/ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:43:57 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trafalgar-castle-school/ 43.87836100 -78.93263400 <![CDATA[Hohengundelfingen Castle]]>

Hohengundelfingen Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:36:55]]>

Hohengundelfingen Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:36:55]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hohengundelfingen-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hohengundelfingen-castle/ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:36:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hohengundelfingen-castle/ 48.32349700 9.50526100 <![CDATA[Bärenschlössle Castle]]>

BEV

Bärenschlössle Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:32:18]]>

BEV

Bärenschlössle Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:32:18]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-renschl-ssle-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-renschl-ssle-castle/ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:32:18 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-renschl-ssle-castle/ 48.76094200 9.09153000 <![CDATA[Gripsholm Castle]]>

Gripsholm Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:25:59]]>

Gripsholm Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-09-06 11:25:59]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gripsholm-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gripsholm-castle/ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:25:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gripsholm-castle/ 59.25603200 17.21998000 <![CDATA[Sendhwa Fort]]>

Sendhwa Fort
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By: CDQMJSANT
@ 2009-09-01 17:20:52]]>

Sendhwa Fort
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By: CDQMJSANT
@ 2009-09-01 17:20:52]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sendhwa-fort/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sendhwa-fort/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:20:52 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sendhwa-fort/ 21.68813700 75.09711000 <![CDATA[Castle Ledec nad Sazavou]]>

Castle Ledec nad Sazavou
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-30 08:50:56]]>

Castle Ledec nad Sazavou
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-30 08:50:56]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-ledec-nad-sazavou/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-ledec-nad-sazavou/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:50:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-ledec-nad-sazavou/ 49.69676600 15.28091000 <![CDATA[Singer Castle]]>

Singer Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-30 08:45:42]]>

Singer Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-30 08:45:42]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/singer-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/singer-castle/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:45:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/singer-castle/ 44.45247000 -75.81366800 <![CDATA[Nobleton Castle]]>

Nobleton Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 19:08:38]]>

Nobleton Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 19:08:38]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nobleton-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nobleton-castle/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:08:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nobleton-castle/ 43.93837100 -79.65594200 <![CDATA[Whittington Castle]]>

Whittington Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 18:47:04]]>

Whittington Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 18:47:04]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whittington-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whittington-castle/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:47:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whittington-castle/ 52.87318400 -3.00247600 <![CDATA[Crèvecoeur Castle]]>

Crèvecoeur Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 17:37:27]]>

Crèvecoeur Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 17:37:27]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cr-vecoeur-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cr-vecoeur-castle/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:37:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cr-vecoeur-castle/ 50.27333600 4.89587900 <![CDATA[Bourscheid Castle]]>

Bourscheid Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 17:30:55]]>

Bourscheid Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 17:30:55]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bourscheid-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bourscheid-castle/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:30:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bourscheid-castle/ 49.90579500 6.07903400 <![CDATA[Château de Godefroid de Bouillon]]>

Château de Godefroid de Bouillon
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 17:25:20]]>

Château de Godefroid de Bouillon
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 17:25:20]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-godefroid-de-bouillon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-godefroid-de-bouillon/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:25:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-godefroid-de-bouillon/ 49.79256900 5.06492000 <![CDATA[Montaigle]]>

Montaigle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 17:20:11]]>

Montaigle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-28 17:20:11]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/montaigle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/montaigle/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:20:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/montaigle/ 50.29342800 4.81552000 <![CDATA[Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel]]>

BEV

Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-28 09:10:25
The original house, Mount Mapas was built in 1740 by Col. John Mapas, although records show that a building or buildings stood here at a much earlier date. By 1755 it was acquired by a Captain Maunsell who was succeeded by a Colonel Loftus in 1770. The Colonel’s stay was a short one; in 1772 he advertised the castle and its 150 acres for sale despite his short tenure. During his time in residence however, Colonel Loftus and his nephew converted the barren stoney soil to meadow and pasture and cut a road around the hill, his successor was Lord Clonmel who in 1790 improved the estate further spending £ 3,000 in the process, a handsome sum of money in the early19th century.

The name Robert Warren is very much associated with the Castle and it was he who in 1840 enlarged the house and called it Killiney Castle. He also restored and added to the monuments on the hill, repairing the obelisk originally erected by Col. Mapas and donated land and most of the money for the building of Killiney parish church. The land on the hill – once part of the estate - was purchased from his son, Robert Warren Jnr. by Queen Victoria’s jubilee memorial association and subsequently re-named Victoria Hill - as we still know it today.

Its subsequent owners included a Mrs Chippendale Higgan. The trees and shrubs she planted can still be seen today and provide a decorative setting for the castle.

Killiney Castle exchanged hands again with the late Paddy and Eithne Fitzpatrick taking over the helm in the 1970’s, transforming it into a first class hotel and re-naming it Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel. Today their daughter Eithne Fitzpatrick Scott-Lennon owns the hotel and together with her family continues to guide the way to its continued success for what is proving to be a major contribution to the Dublin hotel scene whilst maintaining the original Castle charm and Irish welcome long associated with the Fitzpatrick Hotel Group.]]>

BEV

BEV

Bullock Castle
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-28 08:59:56
Bullock Castle was built in the 12th century and around the castle grew up a tiny town, completely walled and protected at intervals by towers. The town became known as Bullock.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bullock-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bullock-castle/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:59:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bullock-castle/ 53.28511700 -6.10866500 <![CDATA[Schelmenburg]]>

BEV

Schelmenburg
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:19:42]]>

BEV

Schelmenburg
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:19:42]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schelmenburg/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schelmenburg/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:19:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schelmenburg/ 50.15608300 8.75159600 <![CDATA[Castle Orlík]]>

Castle Orlík
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:15:56]]>

Castle Orlík
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:15:56]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-orl-k/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-orl-k/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:15:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-orl-k/ 49.54461900 15.38252100 <![CDATA[Kost Castle]]>

Kost Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:13:38]]>

Kost Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:13:38]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kost-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kost-castle/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:13:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kost-castle/ 50.49024700 15.13518200 <![CDATA[Castle Lipnice]]>

Castle Lipnice
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:07:02]]>

Castle Lipnice
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:07:02]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-lipnice/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-lipnice/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:07:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castle-lipnice/ 49.61399300 15.41351000 <![CDATA[Søborg Castle]]>

Søborg Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:04:10]]>

Søborg Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:04:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/s-borg-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/s-borg-castle/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:04:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/s-borg-castle/ 56.09055600 12.31006800 <![CDATA[Gurre Castle]]>

Gurre Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:01:38]]>

Gurre Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 19:01:38]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gurre-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gurre-castle/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:01:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gurre-castle/ 56.01950300 12.50532200 <![CDATA[Žumberk Castle]]>

Žumberk Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 18:56:41]]>

Žumberk Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 18:56:41]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/umberk-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/umberk-castle/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:56:41 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/umberk-castle/ 49.87149100 15.85703500 <![CDATA[Castello Seeschloss]]>

Castello Seeschloss
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 18:51:56]]>

Castello Seeschloss
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 18:51:56]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castello-seeschloss/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castello-seeschloss/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:51:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castello-seeschloss/ 46.15292200 8.77139200 <![CDATA[Château de Landskron]]>

Château de Landskron
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 15:16:17]]>

Château de Landskron
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-26 15:16:17]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-landskron/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-landskron/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:16:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-landskron/ 47.48840800 7.49057000 <![CDATA[Château de Puivert]]>

Château de Puivert
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-08-21 09:22:57]]>

Château de Puivert
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-08-21 09:22:57]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-puivert/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-puivert/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:22:57 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-puivert/ 42.92046800 2.05553400 <![CDATA[Bowes Castle]]>

Bowes Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-16 09:57:01]]>

Bowes Castle
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-08-16 09:57:01]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bowes-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bowes-castle/ Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:57:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bowes-castle/ 54.51690800 -2.01367600 <![CDATA[Sant Carles Castle Historic Military Museum]]>

Sant Carles Castle Historic Military Museum

BEV

Sant Carles Castle Historic Military Museum
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By: Rene73
@ 2009-08-09 23:51:13]]>

BEV

Sant Carles Castle Historic Military Museum
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By: Rene73
@ 2009-08-09 23:51:13]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sant-carles-castle-historic-military-museum/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sant-carles-castle-historic-military-museum/ Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:51:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sant-carles-castle-historic-military-museum/ 39.54667500 2.62319400 <![CDATA[Oud Poelgeest]]>

BEV

Oud Poelgeest
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-08-08 16:18:01
Oud Poelgeest was the former home of Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738). He was a Dutch humanist and physician of European fame. Today, it is used as a hotel, with the old castle hosting conferences.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/oud-poelgeest/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/oud-poelgeest/ Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:18:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/oud-poelgeest/ 52.17972200 4.48500000 <![CDATA[Ruins of Rovigo Castle]]>

BEV

Ruins of Rovigo Castle
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-08-05 13:47:00]]>

BEV

Ruins of Rovigo Castle
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-08-05 13:47:00]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruins-of-rovigo-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruins-of-rovigo-castle/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:47:00 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruins-of-rovigo-castle/ 45.07017500 11.78714600 <![CDATA[Marmorpalais - Marble Palace]]>

BEV

Marmorpalais - Marble Palace
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-08-04 05:25:54
Construction on the Marble Palace started in 1787 for Frederick Wilhelm II according to the plans of Carl von Gontard. The early classical design and furnishing of the interior, however, were only completed in 1845, long after the king died in 1797. The concert hall, the adjoining anteroom, and the oriental cabinet are among the more significant interior works of Carl Gotthard Langhans, who assumed the site management after Gontard. From the second floor, one has magnificent views of the Neuen Garten, the Heiligen See (the Holy Lake), and the Havel river landscape.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marmorpalais-marble-palace/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marmorpalais-marble-palace/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:25:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marmorpalais-marble-palace/ 52.41270800 13.06959600 <![CDATA[The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg]]>

BEV

The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-08-04 05:08:16
Using his own plans, Frederick William IV had the Belvedere on the Pfingstberg constructed on account of its beautiful views. He received architectural stimulation for this building during his trip to Rome in 1828.
The construction of the Belvedere began in 1847. The two towers were created first, containing a Roman and a Moorish Gallery respectively, as well as the connecting northern gallery. This was followed by the first inner courtyard, enclosed by lateral arcades topped with colonnades. The second inner courtyard was intended to be framed by wing walls and crowning towers facing south.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-belvedere-on-the-pfingstberg/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-belvedere-on-the-pfingstberg/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:08:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-belvedere-on-the-pfingstberg/ 52.41882500 13.05826700 <![CDATA[Baconsthorpe Castle]]>

Baconsthorpe Castle
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By: alfjon
@ 2009-07-31 15:59:19
Baconsthorpe Castle is a fortified manor house, now a ruin, to the north of the village of Baconsthorpe[1], Norfolk, England]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baconsthorpe-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baconsthorpe-castle/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:59:19 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baconsthorpe-castle/ 52.89909500 1.15211900 <![CDATA[Barnwell Castle]]>

Barnwell Castle
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By: alfjon
@ 2009-07-31 15:51:06
Barnwell Castle is a ruined castle south of the town of Oundle and west of the village of Barnwell, Northamptonshire (grid reference TL047853). It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[1]

A motte and bailey castle was erected in 1132.[2] The stone castle was built during the reign of King Henry III by the family of Berengar Le Moine. In 1621 it was used by its owner, Sir Edward Montagu, as an arsenal for the Royal cause during the Civil War.[3] After the civil war Sir Edward built a substantial manor house, Barnwell Manor, near the castle.[4]

Substantial parts of the castle remain. It is quadrilateral in shape with cylinder towers on the northeast, northwest and southwest corners. On the southeast corner is a twin-towered gatehouse. The walls are up to 30 feet (9 m) high and over 12 feet (4 m) thick.[5]

The castle is privately owned and access is not permitted.]]>

Roundabout with fortification in Muscat
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-27 12:45:22]]>

Roundabout with fortification in Muscat
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-27 12:45:22]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/roundabout-with-fortification-in-muscat/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/roundabout-with-fortification-in-muscat/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:45:22 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/roundabout-with-fortification-in-muscat/ 23.58701700 58.25192000 <![CDATA[Maryvale Prep School Castle]]>

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Maryvale Prep School Castle
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By: Tyco
@ 2009-07-23 10:54:09
This castle, a Baltimore County landmark built in 1916, has been Maryvale Preparatory School's home for nearly 65 years. A new building will complement it, designers say.
News story
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/maryvale-prep-school-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/maryvale-prep-school-castle/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:54:09 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/maryvale-prep-school-castle/ 39.42924700 -76.68657700 <![CDATA[Andre Rieu's castle 'De Torentjes']]>

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Andre Rieu's castle 'De Torentjes'
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-22 12:53:41
The famous dutch conductor and musician lives in this castle.]]>

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Andre Rieu's castle 'De Torentjes'
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-22 12:53:41
The famous dutch conductor and musician lives in this castle.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/andre-rieus-castle-de-torentjes/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/andre-rieus-castle-de-torentjes/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:53:41 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/andre-rieus-castle-de-torentjes/ 50.83166500 5.69429700 <![CDATA[Walking on rooftop on the old parliament building]]>

Walking on rooftop on the old parliament building

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Walking on rooftop on the old parliament building
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-21 15:52:42
Get to know Stockholm and Riddarholmen in quite possibly the coolest way ever! You will actually walk along the rooftops of some of the city's most historical buildings.... and not only will you be enjoying the incredible views, but you'll learn about Stockholm's history from your guide.

Learn about this fascinating city starting out at the old parliamentary building and getting a unique view of the oldest parts of town. See Gamla Stan's maze of medieval streets and gorgeous surrounding areas from up above.

Following the rooftop portion, you will go on a guided walking tour of Stockholm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WY3zzlpy60]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walking-on-rooftop-on-the-old-parliament-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walking-on-rooftop-on-the-old-parliament-building/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:52:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walking-on-rooftop-on-the-old-parliament-building/ 59.32413300 18.06519000 <![CDATA[Bouligneux castle]]>

Bouligneux castle
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By: dda
@ 2009-07-13 12:53:44]]>

Bouligneux castle
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By: dda
@ 2009-07-13 12:53:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bouligneux-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bouligneux-castle/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:53:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bouligneux-castle/ 46.02407100 4.99108100 <![CDATA[Allymes castle]]>

Allymes castle
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By: dda
@ 2009-07-13 12:45:42
The Castle of Allymes is a fortress of the thirteenth century, rebuilt in the sixteenth century. It was requested by the Dauphin of Vienna in order to protect the surrounding villages.
This is the only cexample of a medieval fortress in Bugey region and offers an exceptional point of view. It is classified under the Historic Monuments since 20 July 1960]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/allymes-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/allymes-castle/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:45:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/allymes-castle/ 45.97391100 5.41016000 <![CDATA[Château-Gaillard]]>

Château-Gaillard
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By: dda
@ 2009-07-12 10:00:09
Richard I of England, simultaneously feudal Duke of Normandy, ordered that the castle be built in little more than 12 months, between 1197 and 1198. The goal was to protect Rouen and Richard's duchy of Normandy from the French kings, but Richard died due to an infected arrow wound on his shoulder before the fortress was complete.
The construction of Château Gaillard was taken over by his brother John. The building of the castle continued but for two alterations at John's request. One was to have an extra window built on the chapel's outer wall and the other was to have an extra toilet in the chapel.

The outer bailey had the signature characteristic of Chateau Gaillard in that the wall was formed in arcs of stone. This feature, that was an innovation for 12th-century France, had two advantages: first, the round wall absorbed the damage from siege engines much better—the wall did not provide a perfect angle to aim at; second, the arrow slits in the curved wall allowed arrows to be fired at all angles.

The troops of Philip II of France captured it after a long siege in 1203, some 4 years after Richard's death. During the siege, Philip ordered a group of his men to look for a weak point in the castle. The French had gained access to the outermost ward on the line of approach by undermining the tower. Following this, they located the disposal chute for the toilet which John had requested. They climbed up it and into the chapel, which was locked from the outside, so they broke a window and climbed along the castle wall. After ambushing several unsuspecting guards, and setting fire to the buildings, Philip's men then lowered the drawbridge and allowed the rest of their army into the castle. The Anglo-Norman troops retreated to the inner ward. After a short time the French successfully breached the gate of the inner ward, and the Anglo-Normans retreated finally to the keep. However, after a short time they surrendered to the French, bringing to an end the siege of Château-Gaillard.

Following the defeat at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333 during the Second War of Scottish Independence, the child-king David II and certain of his court were forced to flee to France for safety. At the time, Southern Scotland was occupied by the forces of English king Edward III. David, nine years old, and his bride Joan of the Tower, the twelve year old daughter of Edward II, were granted the use of the castle by Philip VI. It remained their residence until David's return to Scotland in 1341. David did not stay out of English hands for long after his return; he was captured after the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346 and endured an eleven year captivity.
Having lost any strategic value, Château-Gaillard was dismantled under Henry IV of France after 400 years of existence.]]>

Eastnor Castle
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-07-07 15:01:54]]>

Eastnor Castle
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-07-07 15:01:54]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eastnor-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eastnor-castle/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:01:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eastnor-castle/ 52.02965600 -2.38763400 <![CDATA[Aberdour Castle]]>

Aberdour Castle
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-07-07 15:01:40]]>

Aberdour Castle
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-07-07 15:01:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aberdour-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aberdour-castle/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:01:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aberdour-castle/ 56.05525100 -3.29815400 <![CDATA[Whitstable Castle]]>

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Whitstable Castle
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-06-20 14:39:27]]>

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Whitstable Castle
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-06-20 14:39:27]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whitstable-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whitstable-castle/ Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:39:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whitstable-castle/ 51.36419000 1.03501700 <![CDATA[Lullingstone Castle]]>

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Lullingstone Castle
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-06-19 11:09:16]]>

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Lullingstone Castle
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-06-19 11:09:16]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lullingstone-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lullingstone-castle/ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:09:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lullingstone-castle/ 51.35785500 0.19594600 <![CDATA[Najm Castle]]>

Najm Castle
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-06-16 15:12:09]]>

Najm Castle
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-06-16 15:12:09]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/najm-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/najm-castle/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:12:09 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/najm-castle/ 36.55500000 38.26166700 <![CDATA[Qasr ibn Wardan]]>

Qasr ibn Wardan
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-06-16 14:50:06]]>

Qasr ibn Wardan
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-06-16 14:50:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/qasr-ibn-wardan/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/qasr-ibn-wardan/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:50:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/qasr-ibn-wardan/ 35.37373300 37.24724900 <![CDATA[Kulla Gunnarstorp Castle]]>

Kulla Gunnarstorp Castle
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By: alfjon
@ 2009-06-16 06:44:05]]>

Kulla Gunnarstorp Castle
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By: alfjon
@ 2009-06-16 06:44:05]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kulla-gunnarstorp-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kulla-gunnarstorp-castle/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:44:05 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kulla-gunnarstorp-castle/ 56.10926500 12.62972800 <![CDATA[Krapperups Castle]]>

Krapperups Castle
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By: alfjon
@ 2009-06-16 06:23:07
In 1967 the former estate in tail of Krapperup was transformed into a trust foundation. The reason was hereditary, the purpose was the urgency of preserving the manor and the gardens in their surrounding rural landscape, as they had remained since medieval times. Accordingly the estate is presently run as it was by the family, with a well functioning agricultural holding of about 5000 acres.

The foundation supports scientists and scientific research within the region.

The old buildings around the former stable yard now accommodates a museum and an art gallery, a music hall and a small café cum shop for the visitors. The manor house is open for prebooked visits only, but the gardens are accessible all year around.

The estate of Krapperup is known from medieval times, but the existing manor house dates from the 16th century. Regarding the interiors these have the character of the Victorian period. The stately rooms are all situated in the main building, leaving the wings for the family’s private rooms. The gardens of Krapperup covers about 80 acres and expanded in the beginning of the 19th century from earlier formal and utilitarian gardens to the present romantic garden with winding paths, rock formations and glittering lakes.
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Dragsholm Castle
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-14 11:46:59
Dragsholm Castle (Danish: Dragsholm Slot) is a fortification and noble residence near Hørve in Odsherred on the Danish island of Zealand. Construction was started by the Bishop of Roskilde in the late 12th century.

James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, consort of Mary, Queen of Scots, met his end here, as a prisoner of King Frederick II of Denmark.

The castle is noted popularly for the number of ghosts claimed to haunt it, including Boswell's horse and the White Lady.

Dragsholm Castle is currently a hotel and cenference centre. In 2008 the restaurant on the castle began a cooperation with to two Michelin starred Copenhagen restaurant Noma to introduce a modern Nordic Kitchen.
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Château de Saint-Priest
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-06-11 07:49:41]]>

Château de Saint-Priest
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-06-11 07:49:41]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-saint-priest/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-saint-priest/ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:49:41 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ch-teau-de-saint-priest/ 45.69642300 4.94432000 <![CDATA[Disney Castle]]>

Disney Castle
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By: kuressaare
@ 2009-06-09 11:52:43
Disneyland Resort ]]>

Disney Castle
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By: kuressaare
@ 2009-06-09 11:52:43
Disneyland Resort ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/disney-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/disney-castle/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:52:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/disney-castle/ 48.87236500 2.77709500 <![CDATA[Phantom Manor]]>

Phantom Manor
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By: kuressaare
@ 2009-06-09 11:43:10
Disneyland Resort]]>

Phantom Manor
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By: kuressaare
@ 2009-06-09 11:43:10
Disneyland Resort]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/phantom-manor/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/phantom-manor/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:43:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/phantom-manor/ 48.87064300 2.77662300