Castle

A castle is a fortified residence of nobility, originally built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages.

An illustration of a castle, Webster's Dictionary, circa 1900

Austria[edit]

"Burg Liechtenstein"
Burg of Forchtenstein
Frauenburg Unzmarkt
Hohensalzburg
Alkoven Schloss Hartheim
Wasserschloss Weyer
Burg Kreuzenstein
Burg Lockenhaus Vorderansicht
Riegersburg (Styria)
"Burg Golling" (Salzburg)
Deutsch: Burg Hochosterwitz in Kärnten.

Belarus[edit]

Mir Castle Complex, Mir

Belgium[edit]

Brazil[edit]

Palacete Baruel
Palacete Baruel
Palacete Baruel
Palacete Baruel
Palacete Baruel

Bulgaria[edit]

Baba Vida castle, Vidin
Royal palace, Tsarevets, Veliko Tarnovo
Baldwin's tower house, Tsarevets, Veliko Tarnovo
Kurtpashova tower house, Vratsa
Meshtchii tower house, Vratsa
Kaloyan's castle, Arbanasi (modern)

Croatia[edit]

Zrinski Castle, Čakovec
Erdut Castle
Kamerlengo Fortress, Trogir
Trakošćan
Veliki Tabor, Desinić
Nehaj Fortress, Senj
Varaždin Castle
Feštetić Castle, Pribislavec
St. Nicholas Fortress, Šibenik
City Walls, Dubrovnik

Czech Republic[edit]

Hradčany (Hradcany), Prague
Karlštejn (Karlstejn)

Denmark[edit]

Kronborg Castle, Helsingør
Kronborg Castle, Helsingør

Estonia[edit]

Toompea Castle, Tallinn
Narva
Kuressaare
Haapsalu
Rakvere
Põltsamaa
Koluvere
Purtse
Paide
Viljandi
Toolse
Laiuse
Vastseliina
Vasknarva

Finland[edit]

Tavastehus Castle, Tavastehus
Olavinlinna Castle in Savonlinna

France[edit]

Fort-la-Latte
Castle of Maintenon
Castle of Pesteils
Chateau de Carrouges
Chateau de Brézé
Chateau de Creuilly
Chateau de la Rochepot
Chateau de Trécesson
Chateau de Chaumont
Chateau d'Ussé
Chateau d'Amboise
Chateau de Chalmazel
Chateau de Vincennes
Chateau d'Annecy
Chateau des ducs de Savoie à Chambéry
Chateau de Blois
Chateau de Montsoreau
Château du roi Rene (Tarascon)
Château d'Assier (Lot)
Château de St. Ulrich, Alsace
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, Alsace
Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte
Vieux Chateau (Ile d'Yeu)
Chateau de Sully sur Loire
Château de Saint-Chartier
Château de Saint-Chartier

Germany[edit]

Schloss Weesenstein - Müglitztal
Schweriner Schloss (Parliament building of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern today)
Schloss Sigmaringen
Friedrichschlösschen Großsedlitz
Schloss Weesenstein
Burg Eltz near Moselle River (Rheinland-Pfalz)
Schloss Neuschwanstein (Bayern)
Marksburg
Schloss Georgium in Dessau
Schloss Weesenstein - Müglitztal
Schloss Neuhardenberg
Schloss Meseberg
Schloss Basedow
Cadolzburg
Burg Querfurt

Le château de Murol, dans le Puy-de-Dôme Le château de Hautefort, en Dordogne Le château de Brest, dans le Finistère Le château de Beynac, en Dordogne.

Greece[edit]

Naxos Venetian Tower
Patras castle

Hungary[edit]

Sirok Castle
Siklós Castle
Nagyvásony Castle
Mosonmagyaróvár Castle
Siklós Castle
Eger Castle
Diósgyőr Castle
Csesznek
Szigetvár castle
Sárvár Castle
Castle in Gyula
Bory-castle
Siklós Castle
Esztergom Castle
Kisnána Castle
Tata Castle
Simontornya Castle
Visegrád castle

Ireland[edit]

Askeaton Castle, County Limerick
Ballybunnion Castle, County Kerry
Castle Donovan, County Cork
Kilkenny Castle

Italy[edit]

Castle of Fénis
Castle of St.Pierre
Castle of Casa Savoia in Gressoney-St.Jean
Palazzo Madama in Turin
Castello del Valentino, Torino
Italiano: Castèl d'Appiano, Alto Adige
Deutsch: Burg Hocheppan, Südtirol
Castello e ponte scaligero, Verona
Castello di Vignola
Castello di Rivalta, near Piacenza
Castello di Lerici
Porto Venere
Castello di Torrechiara
Castello dell'Imperatore, Prato
Palazzo Ducale di Urbino
Maschio Angioino in Napoli
Castel del Monte, Apulia

Japan[edit]

Liechtenstein[edit]

Vaduz castle in Liechtenstein

Lithuania[edit]

Trakai - the castle in 1877...
...and in 2004
Raudone
Vilnius
Raudondvaris
Kaunas

México[edit]

Chapultepec Castle[edit]

San Juan de Ulua Castle[edit]

Namibia[edit]

Fort Namutoni

Netherlands[edit]

Ruïne van Brederode[edit]

Brederode castle in Santpoort, near Haarlem
Brederode castle.
Look at the north

Slot Haamstede[edit]

Castle overview
Flowering border
Old wall and separate building
Lane
Detail coat of arms
Old garden of castle

New Zealand[edit]

Larnach Castle

At night 1
At night 2
At night 3
The ballroom

Norway[edit]

Royal Palace[edit]

The royal castle in Oslo, Norway from the front.
The royal castle in Oslo, Norway from the back.
The royal castle in Oslo, Norway from the front.
The royal castle in Oslo, Norway by night
Royal Palace, Oslo - front of the main wing

Akershus Castle and Fort[edit]

Akershus festning (Akershus castle)
Akershus festning (Akershus castle)

Other[edit]

Reconstruction of the medieval castle Tunsberghus in Tønsberg
Castle Steinvikholm near Nidaros

Poland[edit]

Portugal[edit]

Santiago do Cacém Castle

Castelo dos Mouros[edit]

Walls of the Moorish Castle in Sintra
View to the tower of the Moorsih Castle in Sintra

Castelo de Almourol[edit]

General view
View from the interior to the Tagus river
View to the entrance

Castelo de Alter Pedroso[edit]

Castelo de Alter Pedroso I
Castelo de Alter Pedroso II

Romania[edit]

Castle in Axente Sever
Borşa castle
Biertan castle
Bologa castle
Bonţida castle
Bran Castle at night
Bran Castle
Bran Castle
Câlnic castle
Cârţa castle
Căpâlnaş castle
Macea castle
Şofronea Castle
Săvârşin Castle
Luncani castle
Castle of Cristian
Făgăraş Castle
Hărman castle
Hunedoara castle
Castle of Hunedoara
Peleş Castle
Mănăstirea castle
Carei castle
Cantacuzino Castle
Prejmer castle
Şaroş pe Târnave
Sighişoara Castle
Pelişor Castle
Luna de Jos castle
Valea Viilor
Castle in Viscri

Russia[edit]

Kreml von Nischni Nowgorod
Kreml von Nischni Nowgorod

Slovakia[edit]

Bratislava Castle, a castle in the capital of Slovakia.
Bojnice Castle, the most frequently visited castle in Slovakia.
Orava Castle, one of the places where in 1922 the film "Nosferatu" was made.
Spišský hrad, the second largest castle in Slovakia, included in the UNESCO list.
Strečno Castle
Trenčín Castle
Smolenice Castle