Great Hall (1503), Sterling Castle, Scotland
One of my favorite buildings in this great castle....
Stirling Castle is one of the largest and most important castles, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding a critical crossing of the River Forth, has made it an important fortification from the earliest times. Most of the buildings of the castle date from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Several Scottish Kings and Queens have been crowned at Stirling, including Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1542. There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle.
On the east side of the Inner Close is the Great Hall, or Parliament Hall. This was built by James IV and has been described as "the grandest secular building erected in Scotland in the late Middle Ages". It represents the first example of Renaissance-influenced royal architecture in Scotland. Inside are five fireplaces, and large side windows lighting the dais end, where the king would be seated. It is 42 by 14 metres (138 by 47 ft) across, making it the largest such hall in Scotland. - Wikipedia
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Great Hall (1503), Sterling Castle, Scotland
One of my favorite buildings in this great castle....
Stirling Castle is one of the largest and most important castles, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding a critical crossing of the River Forth, has made it an important fortification from the earliest times. Most of the buildings of the castle date from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Several Scottish Kings and Queens have been crowned at Stirling, including Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1542. There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle.
On the east side of the Inner Close is the Great Hall, or Parliament Hall. This was built by James IV and has been described as "the grandest secular building erected in Scotland in the late Middle Ages". It represents the first example of Renaissance-influenced royal architecture in Scotland. Inside are five fireplaces, and large side windows lighting the dais end, where the king would be seated. It is 42 by 14 metres (138 by 47 ft) across, making it the largest such hall in Scotland. - Wikipedia
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