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Dublin Castle ( Irish: Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin. It is a former motte-and-bailey castle and was chosen for its position at the highest point of central Dublin.
t. e. A bailey or ward in a fortification is a leveled courtyard, typically enclosed by a curtain wall. In particular, an early type of European castle was known as a motte-and-bailey. Castles and fortifications may have more than one bailey, and the enclosure wall building material may have been at first in wood, and later transitioned to stone.
Sigulda Medieval Castle. / 57.1664500°N 24.8495806°E / 57.1664500; 24.8495806. Sigulda Medieval Castle ruins are located on the edge of the Gauja valley in Latvia. The original castle was built in 1207 as a castellum type fortress, later rebuilt into a convent type building. The residence of the Land Marshal of the Livonian Order ...
Dunluce Castle. / 55.21139°N 6.57917°W / 55.21139; -6.57917. Dunluce Castle ( / dʊnˈluːs /; from Irish Dún Libhse) [3] is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland, the seat of Clan MacDonnell. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim (between Portballintrae and Portrush ), and is accessible via a ...
Turku Castle ( Finnish: Turun linna, Swedish: Åbo slott) is a medieval building in the city of Turku in Finland. Together with Turku Cathedral, the castle is one of the oldest buildings still in use and the largest surviving medieval building in Finland. It was founded in the late 13th century and stands on the banks of the Aura River.
The Castle in England and Wales: an Interpretative History (en inglés). Londres: Croom Helm. ISBN 0-918400-08-2. Coulson, Charles (1979). Structural Symbolism in Medieval Castle Architecture (en inglés). En «Journal of the British Archaeological Association». Londres: British Archaeological Association. pp. 73-90. Friar, Stephen (2003).
Cēsis Castle ( German: Schloß Wenden) is one of the most iconic and best preserved medieval castles in Latvia. The foundations of the castle were laid 800 years ago by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. The most prosperous period Cēsis Castle experienced was during its next owners, the Teutonic Order. It became one of the key administrative ...
