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EUROPEEN CASTLES PART 1 of 3

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EUROPEEN CASTLES PART 1 of 3

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  1. European Castles had their origins dating back to around A.D. 900 to 1000 and played a great role in the then military system of feudalism. During the Middle Ages, Europe was a vastly divided continent to that which we have come to know today. She was made up of many tiny feudal states and local conflicts between neighboring states were common.Castles were first built for defense against attacking armies of war torn feudal Europe and were necessary to help protect the villages and their lords. As Europe grew and the states merged or were conquered, the castle was built as a place of government over the local populace. By 1500, castles became much less important in Europe. Cannons were invented, so it was easy to invade, capture and destroy a castle.The date indicated on the slides is when the construction was started. Many changes and additions were done during the years.There is some confusion between the difference between a castle and a palace. A castle formed the center of a county and was also its defense. In times of war people could seek refuge at the castle. It was also the dwelling of the lord of that particular county. A palace is a very luxurious home for wealthy people, built by anybody who had money enough to build and maintain it and had nothing to do with defense. Some palaces are wrongly named castles. For instance the Peles Castle from Romania is really a summer palace.The selection of the pictures for this presentation is far from complete. There are many more hundreds of castles in Europe that are not shown.The castles are shown in alphabetical order. To avoid boredom, by seeing too many pictures at one time, the presentation is divided in three parts. Enjoy! EUROPEEN CASTLES PART 1 of 3

  2. AIRTHREY CASTLE SCOTLAND BUILT 1791

  3. ALCAZAR CASTLESEGOVIA SPAINSTARTED IN 12th CENTURY

  4. AMBOISE CASTLE LOIRE VALLEY-FRANCE STARTED IN 15th CENTURY

  5. ARAGONESE CASTLEISCHIA ITALY STARTED IN 1438

  6. ARUNDEL CASTLENORFOLK ENGLANDSTARTED IN 11th CENTURY

  7. BAMBURGH CASTLENORTHUMBERLAND ENGLANDSTARTED 6th CENTURY

  8. BERWICK CASTLEENGLAND 12th CENTURY

  9. BLED CASTLESLOVENIASTARTED 1004

  10. CHAMBORD CASTLE LOIRE FRANCE 13th CENTURY

  11. BODIAM CASTLE SCOTLAND STARTED IN 12th CENTURY

  12. BONAGUIL CASTLEGARONNE FRANCESTARTED IN 1250

  13. BOJNICE CASTLECROATIA12tH CENTURY

  14. BRAN (DRACULA) CASTLEROMANIA STARTED 1212

  15. BRETESCHE CASTLE FRANCE 15tH CENTURY

  16. BUNRATTY CASTLE IRELAND STARTED IN 1425

  17. CAERNARFON CASTLE WALESSTARTED IN 1283

  18. CARDIFF CASTLE WALES 12th CENTURY

  19. CAWDORL CASTLE SCOTLAND 14tH CENTURY

  20. CHAMBORD CASTLELOIRE FRANCE16th CENTURY

  21. CHANTILLY CASTLEPARIS SUBURBS FRANCE 1719

  22. CHAMONT CASTLELOIRE FRANCE15th CENTURY

  23. CHENONCEAU CASTLELOIRE FRANCE STARTED IN 1430

  24. CHILLON CASTLESWITZERLANDSTARTED 9th CENTURY

  25. CLIFDEN CASTLE IRELANDBUILT IN 1812

  26. COCHEM CASTLE GERMANY 1354

  27. COMTAL CASTLECARCASSONNE FRANCESTARTED IN 1130

  28. DE HAAR CASTLENETHERLANDS 14th CENTURY

  29. DOBROVIN CASTLESCOTLANDSTARTED 15th CENTURY

  30. DUNGUAIRE CASTLEIRELAND 1520

  31. MY TYPE OF VACATION! YOUR TYPE OF VACATION? GET UP AND GO VISIT SOME PLACE! Presentation by Dan Calistrat dcalistrat@aol.comPictures from InternetEnd of part 1of 3

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