Castle

Isaac Kremer/ December 7, 2024/ / 0 comments

A style in Europe between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. (Kremer, 2024)

Defining characteristics include: battlements, gatehouse, towers, bastions, keep or donjon, and concentric curtain walls.

Leading Examples

  • Sirmione Castle, Brescia, Italy, thirteenth century
  • Kidwelly Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales, begun 1200
  • Castel del Monte, Apulia, Italy, 1240s
  • Ramparts of Aigues-Mortes, Camargue, France, begun 1289
  • Keep, Norwich Castle, Norfolk, begun 1095
  • Krak des Chevaliers, Syria, begun 1140s
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