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post the best authentic castles from your country
>tfw most castles in israel are ruins
At least you have castles
based moritos
We have shitloads of them including the biggest one in the world.
>>61987819
You're in Iceland. Post some authentic cuck sheds.
>>61988133
You have castles too America!
10/10 medieval castle
I am actually Dutch
>>61988133
>>61988277
not authentic, sorry burgers. a real nobility never resided in those
>>61988409
Why are all dutch castles always flooded?
based Pierrefonds
>>61988544
Because it makes sense
>>61988585
10/10 would fail to successfully besiege
>>61988451
>>61988585
Never understood these kind of castles either, they we're built just for show in a time where fortifications like that we're useless.
>>61988483
Crooked-Nosed Knave! Of course it is authentic. I saw it with my own two eyes. And the audience is the true nobility.
>>61988133
>american castle
>>61988726
Impregnable. I hear the small door dimensions can prevent entry of 45% of attackers.
>>61988726
10/10
>mfw too many castles to post
>too lazy
>>61988647
Not so much, most of these castles were built between the 13th and 15th centuries, to secure the Loire Valley access during the Hundred years war, the english actually even always failed to take that kind of castles
That one is a good example : It's Sully sur Loire (not far frome Orléans)
>>61988837
I also assume that over the ages they underwent significant renovations that affected their looks as castles became more redundant.
Dover Castle, used to keep an eye on the french
>>61989160
another pic
Caernarfon Castle
>>61988914
Yep, you're absolutly true. Most of the castle lost their defensive interests when we expelled the english, and when the french kings unified and centralized the country.
That means most of the castle became "houses", more than true defensive castles, especially during the Renaissance era (15th/16th centuries).
The best example is Chambord on the Loire valley, between Orléans and Blois. If you take a good look at it, you will see that the main part was a dungeon. And defensive towers flank the courtyard's surrounding wall !
Fougère dungeon
Not Portuguese but Slovenian; was there last summer and it's probably the weirdest castle I saw. Built in front of (and partially in) the cave. There is also a tunnel which leads through cave so they could actually bring in food when they were under siege. Really really cool castle.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Qu%C3%A9ribus
Based Quéribus, southern France
>>61988700
ahhh fuck dude medieval times was the fucking best as a kid
>>61988544
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moat
>pic related is not in the netherlands but belgium. not a big fan of dutch castles, belgian ones are great though.
>>61988796
they are all german tho
Why is Europe so based?
ITT: tryhard castles
i like comfy ones that are natural more
