A Word A Week Photo Challenge – Castle

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You make kingdoms and castles on your own. /S.Jenkins/ 

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The Halászbástya or Fisherman’s Bastion in Budapest, Hungary – designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of Frigyes Schulek. This is one of the towers of the Bastion that to me looks like a small castle itself.

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Turaidas pils or Turaida Castle – a medieval castle built in 1214 according to directions given by Albert, archibishop of Riga. Sigulda, Latvia

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Царевец or Tsarevets is a medieval fortress located in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. The construction of the Bulgarian stronghold was begun in 12th century.

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Looks like a castle, doesn’ t it? Torre de Belém or Belém Tower – built by order of the King Dom Manuel I, between 1514 and 1520. Lisbon, Portugal

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Palácio Nacional da Pena – the Pena National Palace represents one of the best expressions in the world of 19th-century architectural Romanticism. Sintra, Portugal

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. /H.D.Thoreau/

A Word A Week Photo Challenge – Castle

13 thoughts on “A Word A Week Photo Challenge – Castle”

  9. those are beautiful places to visit, my favorite is Lisbon along the bay, it stands proudly

    I would like to invite you to join us for Travel Photo Mondays, the link runs the whole week so I hope you can join us?

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  10. Very well captured these photos with lot of atmosphere – I believe they are much more charming and inspiring now than at the time they were built – especially the dungeon…. 🙂 😉

    The last quote (H.D.Thoreau) in my eyes a very wise one… 🙂

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