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Belgian Castles Belgian Castles: More than 300 castles classified for visits, restaurants, hotels, meetings, weddings, bed and breakfast, possibilties for cultural events. (Castles) http://www.dreamit.be/castles/ Castles of the United States Castles of the United States: Castle-fan Jim is building himself a mock-medieval home. Here he gathers images of other imitation castles in the US. (Castles) http://dupontcastle.com/castles/ Castles of Tuscany Castles of Tuscany: P.Ramponi's comprehensive guide navigated via an index and interactive maps. Readable history and photographs for each of the many castles or walled towns. (Castles) http://www.castellitoscani.com/ Magnificent Crac des Chevaliers Magnificent Crac des Chevaliers: John Crocker's brief history and virtual tour of the great Crusader castle in Syria. A clickable plan leads to his photographs and comments. (Castles) http://www.crock11.freeserve.co.uk/crac.htm Coca Castle, Spain Coca Castle, Spain: History, description and photographs of this spectacular 15th century castle, brick-built by Don Alonso de Fonseca in the Mudejar (Moorish) style. Geocities pop-up banners. (Castles) http://www.geocities.com/coca_castle/ Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna, Finland Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna, Finland: St. Olaf's Castle was founded in 1475 by Erik Axelsson Tott. Official site of the National Board of Antiquities has beautiful photographs, brief history and visitor information. (Castles) http://www.nba.fi/CASTLES/OLOF/Infoeng.htm Egeskov Castle Egeskov Castle: Renaissance moated castle in Denmark from 1554 with information in English, Danish and German. Contains a large park with beautiful gardens, and an old-timer museum. (Castles) http://www.egeskov.com/ Hwasongsong Castle Hwasongsong Castle: Henny Savenije describes the construction of this fortress built (1794-1796) in Suwon, Korea by King Jeongjo. He includes the original drawings for it from the manuscript book Hwasong Seongyeok Uigwe. (Castles) http://www.hwasong.henny-savenije.pe.kr/ Hohensalzburg Fortress Hohensalzburg Fortress: Fortress in Salzburg, Austria, built in 1077. One of the largest fully preserved fortresses in central Europe. (Castles) http://www2.salzburg.info/weltkulturerbe_30.htm Castles and Castle Ruins in the Netherlands Castles and Castle Ruins in the Netherlands: Enthusiast Marko Tjemmes supplies clear histories of castles close to his home in Rotterdam, illustrated with photographs, earlier images and ground plans. Bibliography. (Castles) http://www.castles.nl/ Château de Spontin Château de Spontin: Small photographs and information for visitors on this picturesque late medieval Belgian castle. (Castles) http://www.dreamit.be/castles/spontin/index.htm Castles of the Crown of Castile Castles of the Crown of Castile: A bilingual site, English and Spanish, about the castles of this ancient Spanish kingdom. The castles are arranged by geographical category. (Castles) http://es.geocities.com/endovelico2001/castle.html Castles Castles: Images and descriptions of several castles in Europe and Himeji Castle, Japan, with references, from Great Buildings Online. (Castles) http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/castle.html Dracula's Castle Dracula's Castle: Photographs and lively popular history of the stunning Bran Castle, Romania, once used by Vlad the Impaler, with mood music. Includes information about other castles in Romania. (Castles) http://www.draculascastle.com/index.html Trakoscan Trakoscan: A much-reconstructed castle in Croatia which is now a museum. History and architectural development, Draskovic family, location map, floor plans, tour, and visitor information. (Castles) http://www.mdc.hr/trakoscan/ Medieval Siege Medieval Siege: Companion site to the NOVA program on castles. (Castles) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/ Castles of the Middle Ages Castles of the Middle Ages: An introduction to castles - their purpose, rooms, and defenses - and descriptions of some of the most famous in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Eastern Europe. Includes weddings in castles. (Castles) http://www.medieval-castles.net Albrechtsberg Castle Albrechtsberg Castle: Description and history of this medieval castle between Melk and Loosdorf in Austria still used as a home. Includes location map and galleries of historical images and current photographs. (Castles) http://members.fortunecity.de/schloss_albrechtsberg/indexe.html Castle Tirol Castle Tirol: Photographs and outline history of this medieval castle in Northern Italy - now a museum - from Dorf Tirol. (Castles) http://www.dorftirol.com/uk/section4.htm Castles and Palaces of Poland Castles and Palaces of Poland: Commercial directory with many castles and palaces organized by region. Includes information about the castles of the Teutonic Knights. (Castles) http://www.poland.net/castles/ Medieval Castles in Finland Medieval Castles in Finland: Beautiful photographs from Virtual Finland, with readable history by Dr. Carl Jacob Gardberg, State archaeologist. (Castles) http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/castles.html ORB Bibliographies: Castles ORB Bibliographies: Castles: Over 1600 citations of works on castles from the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies. (Castles) http://the-orb.net/bibliographies/castles.html Dracula Castle Dracula Castle: Ilustrated description of Bran Castle and other castles in Transylvania province of Romania. (Castles) http://www.Castle-Dracula.com The Castle of Lari The Castle of Lari: This medieval castle near Pisa, Italy, was transformed over the centuries into a luxurious governor's residence. An illustrated history, guide to notable buildings of Lari, and visitor information. (Castles) http://www.castellodilari.it Helfstyn Castle Helfstyn Castle: Roman Derych provides an illustrated introduction to the history and architectural development of one of the best preserved castle complexes in the Czech Republic. (Castles) http://www.helfstyn.cz/ Castles: British and Irish Castles: British and Irish: Amateur photographs with brief description of castles in Ireland and the United Kingdom. (Castles) http://www.geocities.com/castlesights/ Castles of Poland Castles of Poland: Information about castles presently within the Polish borders illustrated with photographs, plans, drawings, sketches and reconstructions. Search engine and detailed map are available. (Castles) http://en.zamki.pl Castles and Fortresses in 3D Castles and Fortresses in 3D: Jeffrey Cooper's photographs of castles and fortresses in Europe, including some in three dimensions, with instructions on how to view. (Castles) http://www.3dphoto.net/stereo/world/topics/castles/castles.html Chortkiv Castle from 1610 Chortkiv Castle from 1610: This stone castle in Western Ukraine was built in 1610 to replace a medieval timber one. Roman Zakharii gives a photograph, history and description. (Castles) http://www.personal.ceu.hu/students/97/Roman_Zakharii/chortkiv.htm Peel Castle Peel Castle: A virtual tour by Charles Guard. The castle is on St Patrick's Isle, part of the Isle of Mann. (Castles) http://www.isle-of-man.com/heritage/sites/peel-castle/ Torrione Castle Torrione Castle: An Italian fortress dating from the Middle Ages, though much altered. History and archival images. (Castles) http://vialardi.org Castles of the World Castles of the World: Extensive collection of castles, palaces, fortresses and monasteries. Organized with search engine, maps, descriptions, photos and a directory. (Castles) http://www.castles.org/ Castle of Sypesteyn Castle of Sypesteyn: The official site of this mock-medieval castle in Netherlands built around 1900 by C.H.C.A. van Sypesteyn, who intended it as an authentic reconstruction. (Castles) http://www.sypesteyn.nl/ Treasures and Mysteries of the Malbork Castle Treasures and Mysteries of the Malbork Castle: Tourist guide Czeslaw Pajak describes the attractions of this medieval brick castle in Poland, once headquarters of the Teutonic Knights. (Castles) http://malbork.20m.com