Castles
Castles, fortified residences and major historic fortresses
Wonders in this collection (10)
Cape Coast Castle
CastlesCape Coast Castle overlooks the Atlantic in Ghana's Central Region. A Swedish fort established in 16...
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
CastlesCastillo San Felipe de Barajas stands on the hill of San Lázaro outside Cartagena's historic walled ...
Chapultepec Castle
CastlesChapultepec Castle in Mexico City began in 1785 as a residence commissioned during the government of...
Edinburgh Castle
CastlesEdinburgh Castle occupies Castle Rock above Scotland's capital. The defensible height attracted sett...
Elmina Castle
CastlesElmina Castle stands on a narrow promontory between the Atlantic Ocean and the Benya River in Ghana....
Himeji Castle
CastlesThe finest surviving Japanese castle, known as the White Heron.
Krak des Chevaliers
CastlesKrak des Chevaliers is a major medieval fortress in Syria. UNESCO dates the Hospitaller building cam...
Malbork Castle
CastlesMalbork Castle in Poland is a vast brick-built fortified monastery associated with the Teutonic Orde...
Matsumoto Castle
CastlesMatsumoto Castle is a Japanese castle whose surviving keep complex is the subject of unusually detai...
Mehrangarh Fort
CastlesMehrangarh crowns an isolated rocky hill above Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Rao Jodha chose the site for it...
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