Castle

1 Austria
2 Belarus
3 Belgium
4 Brazil
5 Bulgaria
6 Croatia
7 Czech Republic
8 Denmark
9 Estonia
10 Finland
11 France
12 Germany
13 Greece
14 Hungary
15 Ireland
16 Italy
17 Japan
18 Liechtenstein
19 Lithuania
20 México
- 20.1 Chapultepec Castle
- 20.2 San Juan de Ulua Castle
21 Namibia
22 Netherlands
- 22.1 Ruïne van Brederode
- 22.2 Slot Haamstede
23 New Zealand
24 Norway
- 24.1 Royal Palace
- 24.2 Akershus Castle and Fort
- 24.3 Other
25 Poland
26 Portugal
- 26.1 Castelo dos Mouros
- 26.2 Castelo de Almourol
- 26.3 Castelo de Alter Pedroso
27 Romania
28 Russia
29 Slovakia
30 Slovenia
31 Spain
- 31.1 The Alhambra (Granada)
- 31.2 Other castles in Spain
32 Sweden
33 Switzerland
- 33.1 Château de Chillon
- 33.2 Castle of Neuchâtel
- 33.3 Schloss Coppet
34 Syria
- 34.1 Krak des Chevaliers
35 Turkey
- 35.1 Castle of St.Peter
36 Ukraine
37 United Kingdom

A castle is a fortified residence of nobility, originally built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages.

An illustration of a castle, Webster's Dictionary, circa 1900

Austria[edit]

Main category: Castles in Austria

"Burg Liechtenstein"
Burg of Forchtenstein
Frauenburg Unzmarkt
Hohensalzburg
Alkoven Schloss Hartheim
Wasserschloss Weyer
Burg Kreuzenstein
Burg Lockenhaus Vorderansicht
Riegersburg (Styria)
"Burg Golling" (Salzburg)
Deutsch: Burg Hochosterwitz in Kärnten.

Belarus[edit]

Main category: Castles in Belarus

Mir Castle Complex, Mir

Belgium[edit]

Main gallery: Castles in Belgium.

Main category: Castles in Belgium

Brazil[edit]

Main category: Castles in Brazil

Palacete Baruel
Palacete Baruel
Palacete Baruel
Palacete Baruel
Palacete Baruel

Bulgaria[edit]

Main category: Castles in Bulgaria

Baba Vida castle, Vidin
Royal palace, Tsarevets, Veliko Tarnovo
Baldwin's tower house, Tsarevets, Veliko Tarnovo
Kurtpashova tower house, Vratsa
Meshtchii tower house, Vratsa
Kaloyan's castle, Arbanasi (modern)

Croatia[edit]

Main category: Castles in Croatia

Zrinski Castle, Čakovec
Erdut Castle
Kamerlengo Fortress, Trogir
Trakošćan
Veliki Tabor, Desinić
Nehaj Fortress, Senj
Varaždin Castle
Feštetić Castle, Pribislavec
St. Nicholas Fortress, Šibenik
City Walls, Dubrovnik

Czech Republic[edit]

Main categories: Castles in the Czech Republic and Prague Castle

Hradčany (Hradcany), Prague
Karlštejn (Karlstejn)

Denmark[edit]

Main category: Castles in Denmark

Kronborg Castle, Helsingør
Kronborg Castle, Helsingør

Estonia[edit]

Main category: Castles in Estonia

Toompea Castle, Tallinn
Narva
Kuressaare
Haapsalu
Rakvere
Põltsamaa
Koluvere
Purtse
Paide
Viljandi
Toolse
Laiuse
Vastseliina
Vasknarva

Finland[edit]

Main category: Castles in Finland

Tavastehus Castle, Tavastehus
Olavinlinna Castle in Savonlinna

France[edit]

Main gallery: Castles in France.

Main category: Castles in France

Fort-la-Latte
Castle of Maintenon
Castle of Pesteils
Chateau de Carrouges
Chateau de Brézé
Chateau de Creuilly
Chateau de la Rochepot
Chateau de Trécesson
Chateau de Chaumont
Chateau d'Ussé
Chateau d'Amboise
Chateau de Chalmazel
Chateau de Vincennes
Chateau d'Annecy
Chateau des ducs de Savoie à Chambéry
Chateau de Blois
Chateau de Montsoreau
Château du roi Rene (Tarascon)
Château d'Assier (Lot)
Château de St. Ulrich, Alsace
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, Alsace
Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte
Vieux Chateau (Ile d'Yeu)
Chateau de Sully sur Loire
Château de Saint-Chartier
Château de Saint-Chartier

Germany[edit]

Main category: Castles in Germany

Schweriner Schloss (Parliament building of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern today)
Burg Eltz near Moselle River (Rheinland-Pfalz)
Schloss Neuschwanstein (Bayern)
Marksburg
Schloss Georgium in Dessau
Schloss Neuhardenberg
Schloss Meseberg
Schloss Basedow
Cadolzburg
Burg Querfurt

Le château de Murol, dans le Puy-de-Dôme Le château de Hautefort, en Dordogne Le château de Brest, dans le Finistère Le château de Beynac, en Dordogne.

Greece[edit]

Main category: Castles in Greece

Naxos Venetian Tower
Patras castle

Hungary[edit]

Main category: Castles in Hungary

Sirok Castle
Siklós Castle
Nagyvásony Castle
Mosonmagyaróvár Castle
Siklós Castle
Eger Castle
Diósgyőr Castle
Csesznek
Szigetvár castle
Sárvár Castle
Castle in Gyula
Bory-castle
Siklós Castle
Esztergom Castle
Kisnána Castle
Tata Castle
Simontornya Castle
Visegrád castle

Ireland[edit]

Main category: Castles in Ireland

Askeaton Castle, County Limerick
Ballybunnion Castle, County Kerry
Castle Donovan, County Cork
Kilkenny Castle

Italy[edit]

Main gallery: Castles in Italy.

Main category: Castles in Italy

Castle of Fénis
Castle of St.Pierre
Castle of Casa Savoia in Gressoney-St.Jean
Palazzo Madama in Turin
Castello del Valentino, Torino
Italiano: Castèl d'Appiano, Alto Adige
Deutsch: Burg Hocheppan, Südtirol
Castello e ponte scaligero, Verona
Castello di Vignola
Castello di Rivalta, near Piacenza
Castello di Lerici
Porto Venere
Castello di Torrechiara
Castello dell'Imperatore, Prato
Palazzo Ducale di Urbino
Maschio Angioino in Napoli
Castel del Monte, Apulia

Japan[edit]

Main category: Castles in Japan

Liechtenstein[edit]

Main category: Castles in Liechtenstein

Vaduz castle in Liechtenstein

Lithuania[edit]

Main category: Castles in Lithuania

Trakai - the castle in 1877...
...and in 2004
Raudone
Vilnius
Raudondvaris
Kaunas

México[edit]

Main category: Castles in Mexico

Chapultepec Castle[edit]

San Juan de Ulua Castle[edit]

Namibia[edit]

Main category: Castles in Namibia

Fort Namutoni

Netherlands[edit]

Main category: Castles in the Netherlands

Ruïne van Brederode[edit]

Brederode castle in Santpoort, near Haarlem
Brederode castle.
Look at the north

Slot Haamstede[edit]

Castle overview
Flowering border
Old wall and separate building
Lane
Detail coat of arms
Old garden of castle

New Zealand[edit]

Larnach Castle

At night 1
At night 2
At night 3
The ballroom

Norway[edit]

Main category: Castles in Norway

Royal Palace[edit]

The royal castle in Oslo, Norway from the front.
The royal castle in Oslo, Norway from the back.
The royal castle in Oslo, Norway from the front.
The royal castle in Oslo, Norway by night
Royal Palace, Oslo - front of the main wing

Akershus Castle and Fort[edit]

Akershus festning (Akershus castle)
Akershus festning (Akershus castle)

Other[edit]

Reconstruction of the medieval castle Tunsberghus in Tønsberg
Castle Steinvikholm near Nidaros

Poland[edit]

Main gallery: Castles in Poland.

Main category: Castles in Poland

Portugal[edit]

Main gallery: Castles in Portugal.

Main category: Castles in Portugal

Santiago do Cacém Castle

Castelo dos Mouros[edit]

Walls of the Moorish Castle in Sintra
View to the tower of the Moorsih Castle in Sintra

Castelo de Almourol[edit]

General view
View from the interior to the Tagus river
View to the entrance

Castelo de Alter Pedroso[edit]

Castelo de Alter Pedroso I
Castelo de Alter Pedroso II

Romania[edit]

Main category: Castles in Romania

Castle in Axente Sever
Borşa castle
Biertan castle
Bologa castle
Bonţida castle
Bran Castle at night
Bran Castle
Bran Castle
Câlnic castle
Cârţa castle
Căpâlnaş castle
Macea castle
Şofronea Castle
Săvârşin Castle
Luncani castle
Castle of Cristian
Făgăraş Castle
Hărman castle
Hunedoara castle
Castle of Hunedoara
Peleş Castle
Mănăstirea castle
Carei castle
Cantacuzino Castle
Prejmer castle
Şaroş pe Târnave
Sighişoara Castle
Pelişor Castle
Luna de Jos castle
Valea Viilor
Castle in Viscri

Russia[edit]

Main category: Castles in Russia

Kreml von Nischni Nowgorod
Kreml von Nischni Nowgorod

Slovakia[edit]

Main gallery: Castles in Slovakia.

Main category: Castles in Slovakia

Bratislava Castle, a castle in the capital of Slovakia.
Bojnice Castle, the most frequently visited castle in Slovakia.
Orava Castle, one of the places where in 1922 the film "Nosferatu" was made.
Spišský hrad, the second largest castle in Slovakia, included in the UNESCO list.
Strečno Castle
Trenčín Castle
Smolenice Castle