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The main gate to the Khuna Ark citadel and the Kalta Minor minaret. Old town of Khiva (Itchan Kala), a Unesco World Heritage Site. Uzbekistan

Neuschwanstein castle, Schwangau, Bavaria, Germany.

Corfe Castle, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK

Corfe Castle at dawn surrounded by mist, Dorset, England

Taj Lake Palace, Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Sweden, Stockholm, Gamla Stan, Old Town, Royal Palace, Gustav III Antikmuseum, Italian sculptures collected by King Gustav III in the 1780s

India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Amber, Amber Fort and Wall Fortifications

Castle Stalker at Sunset, Argyll & Bute, Scotland

Krzyztopor Castle in Ujazd, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

Sigmaringen Castle, Sigmaringen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Osaka Castle, Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Kumbhalgarh fort (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Rajasthan, India

Estonia (Baltic States), Harju region, Tallinn, historical center listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Kadriorg Palace, located in Kadriorg Park, built in 1718 by the Italian architect Niccolò Michett...

Church of the Grand Palace, Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia

City Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

France, Centre-Val de Loire, Indre et Loire, Loire valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Villandry, Castle and Gardens of Villandry, built in the XVI century, Renaissance style, gardens created by Joach...

Satzvey castle, Eifel, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Himeji Castle (UNESCO World Heritage site), Himeji, Kansai, Honshu, Japan

United Kingdom, England, Berkshire, Windsor. The battlements of the palace of Windsor Castle showing the Norman round tower keep with the Royal Standard flag flying, showing that the Queen is in resid...

Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany

Torre de Belem (Belem Tower), in the Tagus river, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the 16th century in Portuguese Manueline Style at twilight. It was designed by the architect Francisco de Arruda...

Portugal, Alentejo, Vila Vicosa. Ducal Palace of the Bragancas - where Queen Catherine of England (consort queen of Charles II) grew-up as a child and where Portuguese monarchs lived into the 20th Cen...

Europe, United Kingdom, Wales, Pembrokeshire, Pembroke Castle

UK, Scotland, Argyll. Kilchurn Castle is a ruined 15th C castle built by the Campbells of Glenorchy on the north shore of Loch Awe.

France, Occitanie, Aude, Lapradelle Puilaurens, castle of Puilaurens, night view of the castle

Favorite castle, Rastatt, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

France, Nouvelle-Aquitane, Charente Maritime, Bourcefranc le Chapus, Fort Louvois (aerial view)

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Simplon Park (Parco Sempione) and Sforza Castle (Castello Sforzesco)

Aigle Castle, Aigle, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, Europe

France, Seine et Marne, Maincy, the castle of Vaux le Vicomte

Armenia, Yerevan, Ararat plain, Khor Virap Armenian Apostolic Church monastery, at the foot of Mount Ararat, where Grigor Luisavorich (St. Gregory the Illuminator) was imprisoned

Deogarh Mahal, Deogarh Palace, Deogarh, Rajasthan, North India

France, Centre-Val de Loire, Indre et Loire, Loire Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Azay le Rideau, castle of Islette dated of the 16th century

Krivoklat Castle amidst trees against sky during sunset, Krivoklat, Rakovnik District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Al Jahili Fort

United Kingdom, England, London, Buckingham Palace, facade of the palace in Spring showing the flower gardens and the Victoria Memorial

Majestic ruins of Conwy Castle in evening light, Snowdonia National Park, Wales, UK. Spring

Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China

City walls. Ark fortress, Bukhara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uzbekistan

The ruins of Kilchurn Castle reflected in Loch Awe at dawn on a misty morning in the Scottish Highlands, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Japan, Honshu, Toyama prefecture, Toyama, Toyama Castle (Azumi castle), built in 1543

UK, England, Northumberland, Bamburgh, Bamburgh Castle

Castle Stalker, Appin, Argyll, Scotland

Sigmaringen Castle in Autumn, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

France, Oise, the castle of Chantilly

Chillon Castle (Chateau de Chillon) on shores of Lake Geneva with the Alps in background, Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland

France, Charente Maritime, Fort Boyard, sailing boat and the fort (aerial view)

Japan, Honshu, Aichi Prefecture, Inuyama Castle overlooking Kiso River, one of only 12 original Japanese castles

Sweden, Narke, Orebro, Orebro Slottet Castle, exterior

Morocco, High Atlas, Marrakech, Imperial city, medina listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Kasbah district, Luxury Hotel La Sultana (5 stars)

Castle Bran, Draculas castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania

France, Seine Maritime, Pays de Caux, Alabaster Coast, Fecamp, the Gothic Revival and Neo-Renaissance Benedictine Palace, built in the late 19th century, is both the place of production of Benedictine...

France, Eure, Les Andelys, Chateau Gaillard, 12th century fortress built by Richard Coeur de Lion, Seine valley (aerial view)

France, Yvelines, Palace of Versailles, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO The Hall of Mirrors

Eilean Donan Castle on Loch Duich, Dornie, Scotland, UK

France, Seine et Marne, Blandy les Tours, the castle (aerial view)

Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Portugal, Lisbon, the castle Sao Jorge overlooks the city

Aerial view of Tarasp castle after snowfall. Tarasp, Lower Engadine, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, Europe.

Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen, Bayern, Germany

Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland, UK

Velen Castle, moated castle, Velen, Münsterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Schloss Moritzburg Castle, Moritzburg, near Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Interior of City Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Sneznik Castle reflected in winter floodwater, near Kozarisce, Notranjska, Slovenia

Alnwick Castle and the River Aln, Northumberland, England

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Palace of Catalan Music (Palau Musica Catalana) designed by the architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner and opened in 1908, building listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, concer...

Dunstanburgh Castle at sunrise, Northumberland,England

europe, Italy, Apulia. the Castel del Monte near to Andria

The Granitz hunting lodge is located on the island of Rügen on a wooded mountain near Binz. With over 250,000 visitors a year, it is the most visited castle in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ge...

Oberhofen castle at Lake Thun, Berner Oberland, canton Berne, Switzerland

France, Dordogne, Château de Hautefort, the formal topiary gardens.