Written by The castle of an ancient kingdom in Africa, other surviving castles in Japan, a fortress on a blue city in India, another, a house of mud in Iran, or an imposing fortress in Syria. The type to build a castle (set consists of a walled compound enclosing a courtyard, around which are placed a number of units and that has at least one habitable tower) in medieval times is repeated in different parts of the planet. proliferated in the Middle Ages especially in Europe, but also in other parts of the world in the heyday of feudalism. always had the mission to monitor strategic locations to begin to wane in the early sixteenth century.
1. A Castle in Ethiopia (Gondar Castle)
There was once (or once had) a kingdom in Ethiopia, where the Emperors, tired of moving in tents and temporary camps coping with a life nomadic, they decided to build a place where shelter from the rain season. Thus was born a walled city in 1665 with the survivors today castles of Gondar :
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2. Castle of Osaka (Japan)
Of course it could not be anything but a Japanese-style castle. It is one of the most famous in Japan. Osaka Castle is in a park on land platforms filled, surrounded by walls and even a moat. What we see today is the result of successive reconstructions of the original, in the year 1583:
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3. A strong India (Mehrangarth)
It is a majestic fort, as well as some of its palatial interior. with walls about 36 feet high, the Mehrangarh fort is elevated above the city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan state.
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4. A castle with mud.The Rayen Castle ( Arg-e Rayen ) is located in Kerman province, southeast of the city of Rayen, Iran, and is a miracle architectural survivor of numerous natural disasters. Miracle considering above all that is at least 1,000 years old, belonging to the pre Islamic Sassanid Empire.
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5. Castillo des Chevaliers (Syria)
O Crash of the Knights , is a castle in Syria. At the time of the Crusades, was the headquarters of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. It is now recognized as a World Heritage Site.
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6. A White Castle (Himeji Castle, Japan)Himeji Castle is located in its namesake city in Hyogo Prefecture, and is one of the medieval jewels of the country. It is in perfect condition despite centuries, and is the most visited of the country.
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7. Fort Lahore, Pakistan
Call Shahi Qila , is in Lahore, Pakistan, and is a guarding a impressive walled palace complex of 425 meters long by 340 wide. There are records of the existence of strong since the early eleventh century, although it was rebuilt and expanded several times, century after century.
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Extra, a medieval castle that appears in America (Castillo Singer, USA)
Singer Castle is located almost on the border with Canada at the Thousand Islands region, USA. It is in the call Dark Island (in an area dotted with islands and magnificent buildings) and was built between 1888 to 1905. are hardly more than its approximate medieval style. It is rather a castle out of time and place:
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