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A favourite of mine....if only I had the money! 
Caerlaverock Castle, Scotland....
Caerlaverock Castle, Scotland....
Castles....
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Viking1066
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I have always been partial to the Teutonic Knights Castles.
And the appearance of the Malbork Castle in 1945. It was destroyed at 50% during the war. In 50' it was scheduled for demolition. Fortunately, the idea was given up soon and was made a decission about rebuilding of the castle to the state it looked like in the Middle Ages.
the pic source:
Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, File:Marienburg Zerstörung 1945.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
A4K
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Glad they restored it. War is an absolute bollocks for destruction of precious history.
Viking1066
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I like this one as well. General view, Krak des Chevaliers GRAZ. Hopefully it survives intact.
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Krak des Chevaliers, "Fortress of the Knights", Knights Hospitaller's old stomping grounds if I remember correctly....
Sit tibi copia, sit sapientia, formaque detur; inquinat omnia sola superbia, si comitetur.
Translation: You may have bounty, you may have wisdom, you may be granted beauty; pride alone defiles all (these things) if it accompanies (them).
Sit tibi copia, sit sapientia, formaque detur; inquinat omnia sola superbia, si comitetur.
Translation: You may have bounty, you may have wisdom, you may be granted beauty; pride alone defiles all (these things) if it accompanies (them).
Viking1066
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Another favorite are Byzantine castles which range from the fall of the Western half of the Roman Empire to the eventual demise of Constantinople to the Ottoman's in 1453. This is not counting the Empire of Trebizond (1204-1461) or the Despotate of Epirus (1204-1479) either, who built numerous castles themselves.
Angelokastro Byzantine Castle Corfu Ionian Sea
Byzantine Castle of Mystras
What lead to their continued use was the conquest of the Empire by the Latins, the Venetians, and the eventual successor to them all, the Ottoman Empire. Many more to follow as I dig through my records.
Angelokastro Byzantine Castle Corfu Ionian Sea
Byzantine Castle of Mystras
What lead to their continued use was the conquest of the Empire by the Latins, the Venetians, and the eventual successor to them all, the Ottoman Empire. Many more to follow as I dig through my records.
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Viking1066
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The Byzantines loved their bright colors. Must have made them easier targets. Least the dude in black blends in at night.
They loved soldiers for hire as well, as the decline set in, this was more and more a common thing.
They loved soldiers for hire as well, as the decline set in, this was more and more a common thing.
Viking1066
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Byzantine soldiers
The infamous Rus.
The infamous Rus.
Viking1066
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Viking1066
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The Roman and Byzantine Fortress of Harput built by Armenia in 65 AD
