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Built by Hosokawa Tadaoki in 1602, Kokura Castle in Kita-Kyushu was property of the Ogasawara clan from 1632-1860. It was destroyed in 1865 during the war between the Choshu & Kokura clans, but a more lavish tenshu was reconstructed in 1959 with full restoration being completed in 1990.
Kokura Castle. Kokura, Fukuoka.
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Originally Hikuma Castle under the rulership of the Imagawa, Hamamatsu-jo was transferred to the Tokugawa after the Battle of Okehazama. At that time, Imagawa power was weakened and their territories were split between the Takeda and Tokugawa in 1568. Ieyasu later moved to Sunpu in 1568 & proprietorship of the castle changed frequently thereafter. Hamamatsu Castle is one of several castle built at that time which did not have a traditional tenshu--only a large yagura in its place. The modern tenshu was built here in 1958.
Hamamatsu Castle. Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.
The castle, on a hill above the old town, dominates the city of Bratislava. It features in the first written reference to the city, which appears in the Annals of Salzburg of 907, in association with a battle between Bavarians and Hungarians. The castle hill was populated as early as the late Stone Age; its first known inhabitants were the Celts, who founded a fortified settlement here called ‘Oppidum’.
For four centuries, the border of the Roman Empire, the ‘Limes Romanus’, ran through the area. During the Great Moravian Empire, Slavs built a fortress that became a significant centre for the time. In the 10th century, Bratislava became an integral part of the growing Hungarian state; a stone palace and the church of St Saviour and its chapter were built on the castle hill in the 11th century. In the 15th century, in the reign of Sigismund of Luxembourg, a castle was built in Gothic style as an anti-Hussite fortress. During this period, a new entrance to the castle was built on the eastern side – Sigismund's Gate – while 7-metre-thick fortifications were constructed on the western side, and a castle well dug in 1437. In the 16th century, King Ferdinand ordered the rebuilding of the castle in the Renaissance style, while in the 17th century, when the castle became the seat of hereditary provincial chief, Pálffy, it was rebuilt in the baroque style. In the reign of Maria Theresa, the castle was arranged according to the needs of her son-in-law Albert, governor of Saxony and Tessen, who was a fervent art collector and who installed his works in the castle. This collection was later moved to Vienna to become the present-day Albertina Gallery. Since independence, the castle has served as a representative venue for the Slovak Parliament and houses collections of the Slovak National Museum. In 2008, a comprehensive restoration project was launched which is expected to take five years. As a result, the interior is currently closed to visitors, but the exterior fortifications and their views over the Danube can still be accessed.
Source: Visit Bratislava
It's interesting, as it has been built and maintained by and for villagers, and not any feudal lord.
Matsuyama Castle was originally constructed in 1603 by Kato Yoshiaki on the peak of Mount Katsuyama. The large, five-story tenshu was later moved to Aizu when he was transfered there in 1627. After the Matsudaira took over rulership of the castle, they rebuilt the tenshu in 1642. The current castle, though damaged during WWII dates back to the mid-1800's.
Matsuyama Castle. Matsuyama, Ehime.
This is a view of Edinburgh from atop the castle. It really did have a fantastic view, and as you can see, the rain cleared up for us and we had a brilliantly sunny day in Edinburgh. I only got to spend about 5 hours here (if that) but I got a great feeling from the city and would recommend it to anyone visiting Scotland.
The gardens of Jacobean Castle Bromwich Hall are a rare surviving example of an English Baroque garden. Covering an area of some ten acres, they have since 1985 been owned by the Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens Trust (and run and maintained with the help of volunteers) and have restored to how they looked in their heydey, between 1680 and 1740. All of the trees and plants were known to gardeners then. This photograph shows a detail of the Green House (also known as the Orangery), dating from 1729.
Loch Leven Castle sits on an island in the middle of the loch, although in the past the island was much smaller and the loch deeper.
It was here in 1567 that Mary Queen of Scote was imprisoned and forced to abdicate before her dramatic escape a year later.
Hever Castle
The original romantic double-moated 13th century defensive castle, with its gatehouse and walled bailey, was built in 1270.
In the 15th and 16th centuries it was the home of one of the most powerful families in the country, the Boleyns, who added the Tudor dwelling within the walls. The Castle was to become the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife, who became Queen of England for just 1,000 days. It was Henry’s love for Anne, and her insistence that she became his wife rather than his mistress, that led to the King renouncing Catholicism and creating the Church of England.
The castle later passed into the ownership of another of Henry VIII’s wives, Anne of Cleves, and from 1557 onwards it was owned by a number of families including the Waldegraves, the Humphreys and the Meade Waldos.
Gradually it fell into decline until 1903 when William Waldorf Astor bought the castle and invested time, money and imagination in restoring the castle to its former glory. He commissioned the ’Tudor Village’, now called the ‘Astor Wing’ and the construction of the magnificent gardens and lake. His vision and great wealth enabled him to create a lavish family home and at the same time indulge his passion for history.
In 1983 the Yorkshire based company, Broadland Properties, purchased Hever Castle and its collection from the Astor family.
Broadlands are committed to the future of the Castle and during their custodianship have invested greatly in the historical integrity of the estate. They have also added to the existing art collection prompting Dr. David Starkey to state that Hever Castle ‘now has one of the best collections of Tudor portraits after the National Portrait Gallery’.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hever_Castle
The Queens' Chamber
This room contains a newly acquired panel belonging to Anne of Cleves. It is an exceptionally rare piece of the Tudor royal interior which went unnoticed for centuries before its existence was discovered by author Sarah Morris and historian Dr Jonathan Foyle. Another recent addition is a portrait of Henry VIII which is a rare 16th Century replica of a portrait in the Royal Collection by Joos Van Cleeve. There is also a portrait of each of his six wives which form part of an impressive collection of Tudor portraits regarded as ‘one of the best collections of Tudor portraits after the National Portrait Gallery’ by David Starkey. Philip Mould described the portrait collection at Hever Castle as the ‘greatest privately owned public collection that tells the story of the Tudors'.
Catherine Parr
(1512–1548)
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The sixth wife of Henry VIII,
Catherine Parr was the sixth and the last wife of Henry VIII. Just like Henry, Catherine Parr became widowed in 1543. After the death of her second husband John Neville, Lord Latimer, Catherine began a romance with Sir Thomas Seymour and brother of Henry’s third wife Jane Seymour. But since the King showed interest in her, she refused Seymour and accepted a marriage proposal by Henry. She outlived the King who died in 1547 and married her fourth husband, Thomas Seymour six months later. She died in 1548, probably from postnatal complications.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Parr
Technical Note
This isn't my image. For some reason I didn't shoot Catherine so this is a web pic to complete the set of Henry's six wives.
Castle Tioram sits on a tidal island on Loch Moidart, northwest Scotland and is the traditional seat of Clan MacDonald of Clan Ranald. Pictured here catching the last of the setting suns rays.
Old Bojnice castle in Slovakia build in 1113. It is a Romantic castle with some original Gothic and Renaissance elements.
Built for the wealthy Pennant family on the profits of Welsh slate and Jamaican sugar, Penrhyn Castle is an extravagant example of early 19th century neo-Norman architecture. Buried within its walls lie an earlier mock castle and a medieval hall, each a tribute to Penrhyn's long and fascinating past, with links to the Welsh princes, a pirate and an Archbishop.
Penrhyn's architect Thomas Hopper, who also designed much of its furniture, filled the castle with intricate carvings, stained glass and handmade wallpapers. Visitors can walk through its rooms and see the one-ton slate bed made for Queen Victoria and a Grand Staircase that took ten years to build. On the walls hang one of the best art collections in Wales.
Definitely a fantasy castle full of Neo Norman splendour the like of which I have not seen before and not to be missed if you are anywhere near.
Elcho Castle, Near Perth, 9th April. Superheadz Wide and slim (aka VUWS) Agfaphoto Vista Plus 200. C41 Processed and scanned by AG Photolab
4079 Pendennis Castle and 7029 Clun Castle inside Tyseley roundhouse. March 1967.
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