Castles!- Large Photos

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Qal'at Najm is a historic castle located 120 km north-east Aleppo, Syria.
map coordinates 36.555, 38.261667
It dates back to the Roman era, was called Caeciliana, castle was last rebuilt by Malik El Zaher Ghazi, the son of Saladdin.

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Letychiv Fortress is a complex built of limestone in the Ukraine.
Map coordinates 49.388956, 27.622033
The castle built in 1598 by Jan Potocki to defend Podolia from the regular raids of the Crimean Tatars.

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Château de Gannat is a castle, now a museum, in the town of Gannat in the Allier département of France.
map coordinates 46.101389, 3.196667
With origins in the 12th century, the Château de Gannat is a typical 14th century defensive castle.

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Petrele Castle is a castle in Petrelë, central Albania.
map coordinates 41.255, 19.854
Its history dates back to Justinian I, containing a tower which was built in the 5th century AD.

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Bjni Fortress is a castle located in the village of Bjni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.
map coordinates 40.4607, 44.6544
It was built in the 9th to 10th centuries by the royal Pahlavuni family of the Bagratuni Dynasty and covered the entire hilltop.

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Burg Neudenstein is a castle in Carinthia, Austria.
map coordinates 46.645, 14.586
Landmarschall Konrad von Aufenstein built the castle in 1329 under charter from King Heinrich. This must be one the least photographed castles in Austria.

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Shaki fortress is a fortress in Shaki, Azerbaijan.
map coordinates 41.203971, 47.19671
The castle dates to the 15th century, with its fortress walls which were rebuilt and extended in 1745.

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Lubcha Castle was a residential castle of the Radziwill family in Belarus.
map coordinates 53.752031, 26.068817
The castle began its life in the 16th century. It had timber walls, a single stone tower, and was surrounded by moats on three sides, the fourth side protected by the river. Today only fragments remain.

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Kasteel Van Hovorst is in Zandhoven, Belgium.
map coordinates 51.195772, 4.667590
The castle's existence is first recorded in 1400. The current structure was almost completely rebuilt on the outside in 1913, though the moats were left in place.

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I have a treat for you. Warrior Monk has graciously offered to be Guest Castellan for 3 days while I am off to enjoy TRF. I'm sure he will offer you some interesting castles.
Château d'Egmont is in the village of Herchies, Belgium.
Map coordinates 50.526676, 3.861913
This castle was built in the 11th century by seigneur de Lens, Wauthier.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

I see you posted for today, so I will just push back one day then....

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The featured castle for November 26 is;

Predjamski Castle
Map coordinates (45°48?55?N 14°07?36?E )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predjama_Castle
http://www.wayfaring.info/2009/06/16/predjamski-castle/






Predjama Castle is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in southwestern Slovenia. It is located approximately 11 kilometres from Postojna.

[Lady Rebecca]

That is really cool!

[Becky10]

If I was Dracula thats where i would live.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

The featured castle for November 27 is;

Hohenburg castle
Map coordinates (49.290972,11.793019)
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/ziltenalp/5/1266144826/hohenburg-castle-ruins.jpg/tpod.html






For all the former Army vets who'd been stationed in Europe: The Hohenburg castle ruins on the Hohenfels Training Area were built around 1,000 AD by the counts of Hohenburg.
In 936, Count Graf von Hohenfels, began to expand his territory around Hohenfels. The castle of Hohenfels on the steep rock above the valley was gradually built up to the size and shape we find it on an etching of the 17th Century. There were two towers (one round, one square) on either side of a long stretched narrow building and a stone wall that gave only little room for the occupants of the castle to move and have physical exercise within their premises. From the top of the square tower a guard would be able to see the tower of the castle of Parsberg; they in turn were able to watch the castle in Kastl (hence the place's name). From that point, the view opened to Hohenburg and from Hohenburg the castle of Burglengenfeld could be seen. In this way the occupants of the castles were able to signal each other using smoke signals by day and lights in the dark. At any approach of an enemy the county chiefs called their men to arms, sent advance guards out, blocked the roads, and stockpiles food within their fortified places. Often the farmers too sought refuge in the castles from the menace of a ruthless enemy. As time past, Hohenfels began to lose much of its importance as a German Empire as her borders extended eastward. Instead of wars with aggressors, the noblemen of Hohenfels henceforth engaged in local feuds and at least in one case had a part in the intrigues surrounding the political fight for hegemony on Europe.