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    Tower of London

    United Kingdom · Fortified palace complex

    Photo: [Duncan]
    CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Tower of London from the Shard (8515883950).jpg”
    [Duncan]
    Cropped to fit the frame.

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Fortified palaces, castle palaces and fortresses, from the Alhambra to Mehrangarh.

A themed selection by Fav Tings. Alphabetical order is for browsing, not a ranking.

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

  1. Alhambra — Spain · Fortified palace complex
  2. Belogradchik Fortress — Bulgaria · Fortress
  3. Citadel of Aleppo — Syria · Fortified palace complex
  4. Fasil Ghebbi — Ethiopia · Fortress
  5. Krak des Chevaliers — Syria · Fortress
  6. Mehrangarh — India · Fortress
  7. Moscow Kremlin — Russia · Fortified palace complex
  8. Neuschwanstein Castle — Germany · Castle palace
  9. Pena Palace — Portugal · Castle palace
  10. Tower of London — United Kingdom · Fortified palace complex
Photo credits
  1. Alhambra: “Dawn Charles V Palace Alhambra Granada Andalusia Spain.jpg” by Jebulon · CC0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
    Pictured: The Palace of Charles V within the Alhambra
  2. Belogradchik Fortress: “Belogradchik Fortress Entrance.jpg” by Yanko Malinov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  3. Citadel of Aleppo: “Citadel of Aleppo.jpg” by Memorino · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  4. Fasil Ghebbi: “Fasilides Palace 01.jpg” by Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
    Pictured: Fasilides' castle, the principal building of Fasil Ghebbi
  5. Krak des Chevaliers: “Krak des Chevaliers 01.jpg” by Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  6. Mehrangarh: “Mehrangarh Fort sanhita.jpg” by Sanhitasinha · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  7. Moscow Kremlin: “Moscow Kremlin (8281675670).jpg” by Pavel Kazachkov · CC BY 2.0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  8. Neuschwanstein Castle: “Neuschwanstein Castle 2024-02.jpg” by Wilfredor · CC0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  9. Pena Palace: “Sintra - Palacio da Pena (20332995770).jpg” by Singa Hitam · CC BY 2.0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  10. Tower of London: “Tower of London from the Shard (8515883950).jpg” by [Duncan] · CC BY 2.0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons

Castles curated by Fav Tings with English Wikipedia references · photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited per photo.