Commons:Photo challenge/2018 - August - Castles and fortifications
2018 – August – Castles and fortifications[edit]
The new challenge features Castles, and fortifications.
Ideally, each submission should contain a summary description of the subject in the file information, including the location of the subject, and relevant categories should be added to the files to enable other Commons users to find them and use them. Please take care not to violate copyright in respect of non-free creative works, and observe our educational project scope and the personality rights of identifiable people, or your files may be subject to deletion.
The challenge will remain open for submissions throughout August UTC.
Checklist for this theme:
- Photographs must be the work of the nominator.
- Photographs must be newly uploaded to Commons during the challenge submission period i.e. August 2018 UTC (but may have been taken earlier).
- Submissions must be added to the top of the "Entries" section below.
- Please do not nominate lots of similar photos; instead choose just your best and most varied images.
Add your entry between the <gallery> tags as indicated. Gallery entries are placed each on a new line, and consist of the filename, a vertical bar |, and a description. For example:
Electric steam iron.jpg|An electric steam iron
For help on the syntax of entries in a gallery see Help:Gallery tag. Please do not add square brackets [[ ]] or include a thumb parameter or the full URL. The File: prefix is not required, but harmless.
- Restriction: A maximum of four entries can be submitted per photographer.
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Examples[edit]
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England
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Denmark
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Bulgaria
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Jordan
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Hrodna Fortress, Belarus
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Morocco
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France
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China
Entries[edit]
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Schlosskopf, Reutte/Tirol
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Château, Nyon, Suisse
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Tour Philippe Auguste, Aubigny-sur-Nère, France
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Mont-Saint-Michel, France
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Egeskov Slot, Denmark
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Teil der Burgruine Hammershus
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Forte Teglia on Pianosa Island, Italy
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Castel Del Monte, Andria, Italy
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Devin Castle, Slovakia
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Bratislava Castle, Slovakia
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Bratislava Castle, Slovakia
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Château de Chillon, Switzerland
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Osaka Castle in Osaka, Japan
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Schloss Neuschwanstein, Füssen Germany
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Schloß Hohenschwangau, Schwangau, Germany
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Casa de les Punxes, Barcelona, 2018
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Casa de les Punxes, Barcelona, 2018
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Casa de les Punxes, Barcelona, 2018
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Torre Cavallara, Catanzaro, Italia, 2018
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Kraków Barbican
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Beckov Castle
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Casa Loma, Toronto, Canada
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Rainbow over Neuschwanstein Castle und Hohenschwangau Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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View of Prague Castle from the Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic
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In the ruins of Kilchurn Castle, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Gravenhof in Dworp Belgium
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Castle of Horst with moat
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Castle of Horst in Belgium
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Castle of Beersel in Belgium
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Belalcázar castle, Cordoba, Spain
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Castle Fortezza, San Leo, Italy
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San Marino Castle
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Orsini castle, Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
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Wawel, Krakau, Polen
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Laxenburg, Niederösterreich
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Hafen Livorno, Italien
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Burg Kreuzenstein, Leobendorf, Niederösterreich
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Zamek na plazy w Ustce z lotu ptaka
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Zamek na plazy w Ustce
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Burg Scharfenstein im Erzgebirgskres in Sachsen.
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Wilhelmsturm in Dillenburg, Germany
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Lietava Castle
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Lietava Castle
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Reis Magos Fort, Goa, India
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Chirk Castle Nr Wrexham, Wales
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Powis Castle, Wales
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Entrance Door Leeds Castle
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Old Gatehouse Leeds Castle
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Caerlaverock Castle, Scotland
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The castle of Myrina on the island of Lemnos in Greece by night.
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The castle of Myrina on the island of Lemnos in Greece by day.
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The castle of Ioannina, in northwestern Greece.
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Caerphilly Castle, Wales
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Old Scotney Castle, England
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Bodiam Castle, England
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Fort Ricasoli view from Fort St.Elmo, Malta
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Charlemont citadelle de Givet, France
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Fortification in Obidos, Portugal
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Ruiny Domu Murgrabiego, park romantyczny Arkadia, Polska
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Porte de la Craffe de nuit
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Porte de la Craffe (Nancy)
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Ring wall Lembecksburg
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Monument zone Berwartstein Castle
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Monument zone Hambach Castle
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Saint--Malo (France, Brittany)
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Mont Saint-Michel - Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France
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Citadel in Carcassonne, France, featuring art by Felice Varini, June 2018.
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Fort Valledrane, italian fortification build between 1906 and 1912 during World War I above Lake Idro
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Château Bouvigne since 1554
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The fortress Vila Vella (Tossa de Mar, Spain)
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Будайская крепость
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Kremlin of Pskov at golden hour
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Крепость Олавинлинна в Савонлинне — замок Святого Олафа
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Normandy (France)
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Castle Königsberg seen from the south
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Himeji Castle, Japan
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The fortress Castello Maniace in Syracuse with view from the southwest
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The Castello Maniace inside the fortress in Syracuse
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The main keep of Himeji Castle, in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan.
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Castel Romano in Pieve di Bono, Valle del Chiese, Trento, Italy
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Fort Valledrane, italian fortification build between 1906 and 1912 during World War I above Lake Idro
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Fortification Rocca d'Anfo (1415-1918) in Anfo, provincia di Brescia, Italy
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View of Chillon Castle from the south
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Rampart wall of fort (Sainte-Adresse, France)
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King's Bastion at the Fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Castle of Montpoupon in commune of Céré-la-Ronde, Indre-et-Loire, France
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Exterior of the Castle of Valençay, Indre, France
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Exterior of the Castle of Valençay, Indre, France
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Exterior of the Castle of Valençay, Indre, France
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Marienberg Fortress (Festung Marienberg), Würzburg, Germany
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Chateau de Valère (Valère Castle or Valère Basilic), Sion, Switzerland
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Tarasp Castle (Schloss Tarasp) in Scuol, Lower Engadine, Graubünden, Switzerland
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Sargans Castle (Schloss Sargans), St.Gallen, Switzerland
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Sasso Corbaro castle (Castello Sasso Corbaro) above Bellinzona, Switzerland
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Rheinfels Castle, Germany
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The great, strong, imposing walls of Arechi castle in Salerno, an diamand near Amalfitana Coast such as the small cherry on sweet cake. This not an easy shoot but fruit of my enhancement work by colour, level and more...
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In this picture there my Arechi castle, my because i was born in salerno, this walls has very secrets hidden, the fortifications with his towers is very strong and was theatre of legendary clashes.
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The Moscow Kremlin. Merlons of the Troitsky Bridge.
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ভরা বর্ষায় বিখ্যাত ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ
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Bodiam Castle from 1385, East Sussex, England
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17th century fortified Carmelite convent in Berdychiv, Ukraine
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Medzhybizh Castle, Ukraine
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Khotyn Fortress, Ukraine
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ঢাকার অপরূপ সুন্দর আহসান মঞ্জিল
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Chateau de Vandeuvre, Normandy
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Château de l'Hermitage in Condé-sur-l'Escaut, Hauts-de-France
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Weichselmünde Fortress, Danzig, Poland.
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Marienburg Castle, Malbork, Poland.
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Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, Germany.
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Leeds Castle, Kent, England.
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Jagdschloß Moritzburg bei Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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Castello Orsini Odescalchi (about 1400), castle in Bracciano, Italy
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Castillo de la Chorrera Kuba
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Kolóssi Johanniterburg Zypern
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Akbar's Tomb, Agara, India
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Prawdopodobnie ostatnia pozostałość po murach obronnych.Prudnik, Polska.
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Ruins of Château de Jules César in Vaulx (Tournai, Belgium)
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Verkhoturye St. Nikolayev Monastery. Russia
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Ponttor in Aachen, Germany
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Prinsenkasteel in Grimbergen, Belgium
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Seen from the far side of the River Conwy on the RSPB Conwy reserve.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conwy_Castle
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Gravensteen, Ghent
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Château de Montespan, Haute-Garonne, France
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Brennhausen castle
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San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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Kasteel van Ooidonk, Belgium
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Old Scotney Castle, Lamberhurst, Kent, England
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Janaki Mandir, Janakpur, Nepal
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Albrechtsburg und Dom in Meißen.Sachsen.
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Schloss in Vyborg und Turm von St. Olaf in Russland.
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Bereich von Freyburg (Unstrut) und Naumburg (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt. Blick zum Schloss Neuenburg.
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Castle of Sirmione, Italy
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Santa Barbara Castle. Alicante, Spain
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Mountain where in 5-th century was located viewing point for the fighting with barbarian. Nowadays there located the Chapel Notre-Dame-de-Vie and viewing tower
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Medieval fortification building. City of Pskov, Russia
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Zitadelle Petersberg in Erfurt, Eingangsbereich
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Festung Königstein in der Sächsischen Schweiz, Georgensburg
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Fanson castle in Ferrières, Wallonia, Belgium
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Grandhan Castle, Wallonia, Belgium
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Castle Croy in the Netherlands
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Gatehouse of Castle Croy (Netherlands)
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Keep of the castle of Vincennes, France
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Keep of the castle of Vincennes, France
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Douves et pont d'entrée du château de Monbazillac
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Château de Monbazillac (Dordogne, France)
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Khotyn Fortress. Inner yard.
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The castle of the Holy Angel.Roma RM,Italy
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Wawel castle,inner view
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Belgorod-Dniester fortress.Odesa oblast.Ukraine
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Eltz Castle, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
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পুরাকীর্তির অনন্যক্ষেত্র ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ
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Castillet in Perpignan, France
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Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, England
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Das Eisentor in der alten Stadtmauer von Freinsheim in der Pfalz
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The Martello Tower 24 in Dymchurch, Kent, England
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St Mawes Castle in Cornwall, England
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Rocca Monaldeschi della Cervara (1156), in Bolsena, Italy
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Rocca Maggiore (1316), view from Santa Chiara Basilica, Assisi, Italy
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Fossato di Vico, (552), from the Byzantine name 'fossaton' (fortification), Umbria, Italy
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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle (also known as the Pfalz) is located on a rock island in the river Rhine nearby Kaub, Germany.
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Château de Chillon, Schweiz
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Ограда Троицкого Мариинского монастыря
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Blick auf das Schloss Hundisburg bei Haldensleben in Sachsen-Anhalt
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Grassalkovich-kastély (Hatvan)
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Egri vár
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Budai Királyi Palota
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Gyulai vár
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Neuschwanstein castle from Marienbrucke