Description
Book SynopsisFrom the Highlands of Scotland to the plains of northern India, Castles of the World is a beautiful examination of past worlds viewed through strongholds that continue to enrich the modern landscape. They evoke an imagined age of aristocratic warriors and noble aspirations.
Presented in a handy, pocket-sized format, arranged chronologically and illustrated with more than 200 colour photographs, Castles of the World examines more than 150 fortifications from across the world, from Cathar castles and Alpine schlösser to Norman keeps and Samurai strongholds. Discover how the 13th-century Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland was destroyed during the Jacobite rebellion of 1719; learn about Turkey’s Marmaris Castle, built in 1522 by Suleiman the Magnificent to support his attack on neighbouring Rhodes; and explore the Mughal-constructed Red Fort in Delhi, home of Muslim rulers from 1648 until 1803, and today a symbol of Indian nationalism.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Ancient Forts
Maiden Castle, near Dorchester, Dorset, England
Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India
Masada, Judea, Israel
Euryalus, near Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, Homs Governorate, Syria
Early Medieval Castles
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Château de Chillon, Lake Geneva, Switzerland
Mehrangarh, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Rayen Castle, Iran
Bam Citadel, Iran
Berat Citadel, Albania
Alcazar Castle, Segovia, Spain
Hochosterwitz Castle, Austria
Blagai Castle, Bosnia Herzegovina
Rabati Castle, Georgia
Warwick Castle, England
Corfe Castle, England
Rudkhan Castle, Iran
Kantara Castle, Cyprus
Burg Gussing, Austria
Elz Castle, Trier, Germany
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Guaita Fortress, San Marino
Leeds Castle, Kent, England
Crusader's citadel, Island of Pharaohs, Egypt
1100s Krak des Chevaliers, Syria
Trim Castle, Ireland
Nafpaktos Castle, Greece
Heidelberg Castle, Germany
Bran Castle, Romania
Conwy Castle, Wales
La Iruela, Cazoria, Spain
Late Medieval
Genoese Fortress, Sudak, Crimea, Ukraine
Beersel Castle, Belgium
Belogradchik Fortress, Bulgaria
Bodiam Castle, England
Castle Stalker, Scotland
Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland
Karlstein Castle, Czech Republic
Koluvere Castle, Estonia
Malbork Castle, Poland
Olavinlinna, Finland
Early Modern Castles and Palaces
Château de Pierrefonds, Oise, France
Osaka Castle, Japan
Camber Castle, Rye, East Sussex, England
Chateau de Chambord, France
Egskov Castle, Denmark
Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba
Red Fort, India
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, Colombia
Castle of Good Hope, South Africa
Four Metal Cross, Ghana
Romantic Palaces and Modern Strongholds
Citadelle Henry Christophe, Haiti
Neuschwanstein, Bavaria, Germany
Hohenschwangau, Bavaria, Germany
Hohenzollern Castle, Germamy
Bojnice Castle, Slovakia
Palacio Da Pena, Sintra, Portugal
Vajdahunyad Castle, Hungary
Watchtower, Gull Bay, Torteval, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Maunsell Forts, English Channel
