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The Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava (Romanian: Cetatea Medievală de Scaun a Sucevei or Cetatea Sucevei; German: Sotschen Festung or Festung Suceava) is a fortified castle in the middle-sized town of Suceava, the county seat town of Suceava County, situated in the historical regions of Bukovina and Moldavia, northeastern Romania.
Neck ditch. A neck ditch ( German: Halsgraben ), [1] [2] sometimes called a throat ditch, [3] [4] is a dry moat that does not fully surround a castle, but only bars the side that is not protected by natural obstacles. It is often an important element in the defensive system of hill castles, especially in Germany and other parts of Central Europe.
Eilean Donan ( Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Donnain) is a small tidal island situated at the confluence of three sea lochs ( Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh) in the western Highlands of Scotland, about 1 kilometre ( 5⁄8 mi) from the village of Dornie. It is connected to the mainland by a footbridge that was installed early in the 20th century ...
McDermott's Castle is a castle and protected national monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland. The site of a fortification since at least the 13th century, the structure's tower house may date from the 16th century, with much of the current building (including its crenellations ) dating to the 19th century.
Blomendal Castle. Main article: Castles in Hamburg. Bergedorf Castle. Main article: Castles in Hesse. Braunfels Castle. Main article: Castles in Lower Saxony. Imperial Palace of Goslar. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. North Rhine-Westphalia.
Saint Michael's Castle was built as a residence for Emperor Paul I of Russia by architects Vincenzo Brenna and Vasily Bazhenov in 1797–1801. It was named for St Michael the Archangel, patron saint of the royal family. [1] The castle looks different from each side, as the architects used motifs of various architectural styles such as French ...
The Palace of the Republic (German: Palast der Republik) was a building in Berlin that hosted the Volkskammer, the parliament of East Germany, from 1976 to 1990. Also known as the "People's Palace", it was located across the Unter den Linden from Museum Island in the Mitte area of East Berlin, on the site of the former Berlin Palace between the ...
Cape Coast Castle. / 5.10361°N 1.24111°W / 5.10361; -1.24111. Cape Coast Castle ( Swedish: Carolusborg) is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa (now Ghana) by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese "feitoria" or trading post, established in 1555, which was ...