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According to Guinness World Records, at 65 metres, it is the tallest castle in the world.","country":"Germany","region":"Schwangau","built":1869,"styles":["Romanesque Revival architecture","Gothic Revival"],"site":"https://www.neuschwanstein.com/","lat":47.557488542,"lon":10.749441807,"image":"Schloss Neuschwanstein 2013.jpg","credit":"Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0 de","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuschwanstein_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Detalles del castillo de Neuschwanstein, Füssen, Alemania, 2012-10-07, DD 05.jpg","by":"Diego Delso","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Detalles del castillo de Neuschwanstein, Füssen, Alemania, 2012-10-07, DD 09.jpg","by":"Diego Delso","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Detalles del castillo de Neuschwanstein, Füssen, Alemania, 2012-10-07, DD 10.jpg","by":"Diego Delso","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Detalles del castillo de Neuschwanstein, Füssen, Alemania, 2012-10-07, DD 11.jpg","by":"Diego Delso","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Detalles del castillo de Neuschwanstein, Füssen, Alemania, 2012-10-07, DD 12.jpg","by":"Diego Delso","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior of Neuschwanstein Castle 01.jpg","by":"Rémih","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Neuschwanstein Castle 02.jpg","by":"Rémih","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Neuschwanstein Castle 03.jpg","by":"Rémih","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Neuschwanstein Castle 04.jpg","by":"Rémih","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Perron Neuschwanstein Kapitell a.jpg","by":"Michael F. Schönitzer","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q62378","name":"Tower of London","blurb":"The Tower of London, officially His Majesty\u0027s Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. It was founded toward the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest. The White Tower, which gives the castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 and was initially a resented symbol of oppression. A grand palace early in its history, it served as a royal residence. The Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat. There were several phases of expansion, mainly under kings Richard I, Henry III, and Edward I in the 12th and 13th centuries.","country":"United Kingdom","region":"London Borough of Tower Hamlets","built":1066,"styles":["Norman architecture"],"site":"https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/","lat":51.5082,"lon":-0.076198055,"image":"Tower of London viewed from the River Thames.jpg","credit":"Bob Collowan","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London","inside":[{"f":"Interior of the Bloody Tower, Tower of London.jpg","by":"APK","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Brick Tower, Tower of London.jpg","by":"APK","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Southwest Corner of St Thomas\u0027s Tower, Tower of London (01).jpg","by":"Ethan Doyle White","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Southwest Corner of St Thomas\u0027s Tower, Tower of London (02).jpg","by":"Ethan Doyle White","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the White Tower, Tower of London.jpg","by":"APK","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Jubilee and Munin, Ravens, Tower of London 2016-04-30.jpg","by":"Colin","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"White Tower interior display - 1.jpg","by":"APK","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"White Tower interior display - 2.jpg","by":"APK","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"White Tower interior display - 3.jpg","by":"APK","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"White Tower interior display - 4.jpg","by":"APK","lic":"CC BY 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q42646","name":"Windsor Castle","blurb":"Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles (40 km) west of central London. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history.","country":"United Kingdom","region":"Windsor and Maidenhead","built":1070,"styles":["Perpendicular Gothic"],"site":"https://www.rct.uk/visit/windsorcastle","lat":51.483888888,"lon":-0.604444444,"image":"Windsor Castle at Sunset - Nov 2006.jpg","credit":"Diliff","licence":"CC BY 2.5","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Castle","inside":[]},{"id":"Q177549","name":"Krak des Chevaliers","blurb":"Krak des Chevaliers is a medieval castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by Kurdish troops garrisoned there by the Mirdasids. In 1142 it was given by Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, to the order of the Knights Hospitaller. It remained occupied by them until it was reconquered by the Muslims in 1271.","country":"Syria","region":"Syria","built":1031,"styles":[],"site":null,"lat":34.756944444,"lon":36.294722222,"image":"Krak des Chevaliers 01.jpg","credit":"Bernard Gagnon","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak_des_Chevaliers","inside":[{"f":"Homs, Krak des chevaliers (MédiHAL 5037854).jpg","by":"National Center for Scientific Research","lic":"Licence Ouverte"},{"f":"Homs, Krak des chevaliers (MédiHAL 5037935).jpg","by":"National Center for Scientific Research","lic":"Licence Ouverte"},{"f":"Homs, Krak des chevaliers (MédiHAL 5037942).jpg","by":"National Center for Scientific Research","lic":"Licence Ouverte"},{"f":"Homs, Krak des chevaliers (MédiHAL 5037946).jpg","by":"National Center for Scientific Research","lic":"Licence Ouverte"},{"f":"Homs, Krak des chevaliers (MédiHAL 5037954).jpg","by":"National Center for Scientific Research","lic":"Licence Ouverte"},{"f":"Homs, Krak des chevaliers (MédiHAL 5037958).jpg","by":"National Center for Scientific Research","lic":"Licence Ouverte"},{"f":"Krak des Chevaliers, Syria, Interiors.jpg","by":"Vyacheslav Argenberg","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Krak des Chevaliers, Syria, Interiors 2.jpg","by":"Vyacheslav Argenberg","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Krak des Chevaliers 22.jpg","by":"Bernard Gagnon","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Krak des Chevaliers corridor at south outer wall 1113.jpg","by":"Dosseman","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q188754","name":"Himeji Castle","blurb":"Himeji Castle  is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in Himeji, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 structures with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. The castle is frequently known as Hakuro-jō or Shirasagi-jō because of its brilliant white exterior and supposed resemblance to a bird taking flight.","country":"Japan","region":"Himeji","built":1346,"styles":["Japanese castle architecture"],"site":"https://www.himejicastle.jp/","lat":34.839444444,"lon":134.693611111,"image":"Himeji castle in may 2015.jpg","credit":"Nikos Kitsakis","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himeji_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Himeji Castle Interior.jpg","by":"ScribblingGeek","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Himeji Castle Japan.jpg","by":"Gilles Desjardins","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Himeji Castle No09 027.jpg","by":"Corpse Reviver","lic":"CC BY 3.0"},{"f":"Himeji Castle No09 044.jpg","by":"Corpse Reviver","lic":"CC BY 3.0"},{"f":"Himeji Castle No09 164.jpg","by":"Corpse Reviver","lic":"CC BY 3.0"},{"f":"Himeji Himeji-jo Keep Interior 1.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Himeji Himeji-jo Keep Interior 2.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Himeji Himeji-jo Keep Interior 3.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Himeji Himeji-jo Keep Interior 4.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Himeji Himeji-jo Keep Interior 5.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q193369","name":"Prague Castle","blurb":"Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia. As such, the term \"Prague Castle\" or simply \"Hrad\" are often used as metonymy for the president and his staff and advisors. The Bohemian Crown Jewels are kept within a hidden room inside it.","country":"Czech Republic","region":"Hradčany","built":900,"styles":["baroque architecture","Renaissance architecture","Gothic architecture","Romanesque architecture"],"site":"https://www.hrad.cz/","lat":50.09,"lon":14.4,"image":"Castillo de Praga, Praga, República Checa, 2022-07-02, DD 209.jpg","credit":"Diego Delso","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Detail-Interior of St. George\u0027s Basilica (Prague Castle).jpg","by":"Yair Haklai","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Ball Game Hall Prague A.jpg","by":"Mojmir Churavy","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Interior of Ball Game Hall Prague B.jpg","by":"Mojmir Churavy","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Interior of Ball Game Hall Prague C.jpg","by":"Mojmir Churavy","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Interior of Ball Game Hall Prague D.jpg","by":"Mojmir Churavy","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Interior of St. Vitus Cathedral Prague 01.jpg","by":"Aconcagua (talk)","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior of St. Vitus Cathedral Prague 2.JPG","by":"Serafita","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Prague Praha 2014 Holmstad Golden Lane - Den gyldne gaten - interior - interiør.JPG","by":"Øyvind Holmstad","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Prague Praha 2014 Holmstad Golden Lane - Den gyldne gaten - interior - interiør - 2.JPG","by":"Øyvind Holmstad","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"}]},{"id":"Q212065","name":"Edinburgh Castle","blurb":"Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century, the castle\u0027s residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as a military garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland\u0027s national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out since the middle of the 19th century.","country":"United Kingdom","region":"City of Edinburgh","built":1200,"styles":[],"site":"https://www.edinburghcastle.scot/","lat":55.9487,"lon":-3.20073,"image":"Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket.jpg","credit":"Stephencdickson","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Castle","inside":[{"f":"1. Interior of the Prisons of Wars (1757-1815), Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.jpg","by":"Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Edinburgh - Old City - Interior Castle (2962380816).jpg","by":"Graham van der Wielen from Rotterdam, The Netherlands","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Edinburgh Castle St Margaret\u0027s Chapel 20211019.jpg","by":"Daniel Kraft","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior of Edinburgh Castle - Europe 2013-9106932 (10213641276).jpg","by":"wordjunky from Houston, TX, USA","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Interior of St. Margaret\u0027s Chapel, Edinburgh.jpg","by":"Yair Haklai","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Great Hall at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.jpg","by":"Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Royal Palace - Edinburgh Castle - Stierch.jpg","by":"Sarah Stierch","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Royal Palace interior - Edinburgh Castle - Stierch.jpg","by":"Sarah Stierch","lic":"CC BY 2.0"}]},{"id":"Q71279","name":"Malbork Castle","blurb":"The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, commonly known as Malbork Castle, is a Brick Gothic castle complex located in the town of Malbork, Poland, built in the 13th and significantly expanded in the 14th century. It is the largest castle in the world measured by land area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.","country":"Poland","region":"Malbork","built":1270,"styles":["Gothic Revival","Gothic architecture"],"site":"https://zamek.malbork.pl/en","lat":54.039722222,"lon":19.027777777,"image":"Panorama of Malbork Castle, part 4.jpg","credit":"DerHexer; derivate work: Carschten","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbork_Castle","inside":[{"f":"20260530.Interior of Malbork Castle.-111.jpg","by":"Bybbisch94","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"20260530.Interior of Malbork Castle.-112.jpg","by":"Bybbisch94","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"20260530.Interior of Malbork Castle.-113.jpg","by":"Bybbisch94","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"20260530.Interior of Malbork Castle.-114.jpg","by":"Bybbisch94","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"20260530.Interior of Malbork Castle.-115.jpg","by":"Bybbisch94","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"20260530.Interior of Malbork Castle.-116.jpg","by":"Bybbisch94","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"20260530.Interior of Malbork Castle.-117.jpg","by":"Bybbisch94","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"20260530.Interior of Malbork Castle.-118.jpg","by":"Bybbisch94","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"20260530.St. Mary\u0027s Castle Church (Malbork Castle) - interior.-013.jpg","by":"Bybbisch94","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"20260530.St. Mary\u0027s Castle Church (Malbork Castle) - interior.-015.jpg","by":"Bybbisch94","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q189358","name":"Kronborg Castle","blurb":"Kronborg is a castle and historical stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark. Immortalised as Elsinore in William Shakespeare\u0027s play Hamlet, Kronborg is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000.","country":"Denmark","region":"Helsingør Municipality","built":null,"styles":[],"site":"https://www.kronborg.dk","lat":56.038611111,"lon":12.621944444,"image":"KronborgCastle HCS.jpg","credit":"H.C. Steensen","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronborg","inside":[{"f":"2017-08-02 Kronborg Castle interior 06.jpg","by":"Szilas","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"2017-08-02 Kronborg Castle interior 09.jpg","by":"Szilas","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"2017-08-02 Kronborg Castle interior 11.jpg","by":"Szilas","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"2017-08-02 Kronborg Castle interior 12.jpg","by":"Szilas","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"2017-08-02 Kronborg Castle interior 13.jpg","by":"Szilas","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"2017-08-02 Kronborg Castle interior 14.jpg","by":"Szilas","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"2017-08-02 Kronborg Castle interior 15.jpg","by":"Szilas","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"2017-08-02 Kronborg Castle interior 17.jpg","by":"Szilas","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"2017-08-02 Kronborg Castle interior 19.jpg","by":"Szilas","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"2017-08-02 Kronborg Castle interior 21.jpg","by":"Szilas","lic":"CC BY 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q321242","name":"Osaka Castle","blurb":"Osaka Castle  is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan\u0027s most famous landmarks and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi–Momoyama period.","country":"Japan","region":"Ōsaka-jō","built":1583,"styles":[],"site":"https://www.osakacastle.net/","lat":34.687222222,"lon":135.525833333,"image":"Osaka Castle 02bs3200.jpg","credit":"663highland","licence":"CC BY 2.5","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Castle","inside":[{"f":"A bit goofy- you can get a medal commemorating your visit to the Osaka Palace (49398758953).jpg","by":"shankar s. from Poona (pune), India, India","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Osaka Castle (38364433632).jpg","by":"Kent Wang from London, United Kingdom\n\n This photo was taken with iPhone 6S","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Osaka Castle in Japan.jpg","by":"Fixwoon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Osaka Osaka-jo Hauptturm Innen 01.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Osaka Osaka-jo Hauptturm Innen 02.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Osaka Osaka-jo Hauptturm Innen 03.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Osaka Osaka-jo Hauptturm Innen 06.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Osaka Osaka-jo Hauptturm Innen 08.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Osaka Osaka-jo Hauptturm Innen 10.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Osaka Osaka-jo Hauptturm Innen 14.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q390275","name":"Bran Castle","blurb":"Bran Castle is a castle in Bran, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Brașov. The castle was built by Saxons in 1377 who were given the privilege by Louis I of Hungary. It is a national monument and landmark in Transylvania. The fortress is on the Transylvanian side of the historical border with Wallachia, on road DN73.","country":"Romania","region":"Bran","built":1289,"styles":["Gothic Revival"],"site":"http://www.bran-castle.com","lat":45.515,"lon":25.3671,"image":"Bran Castle TB1.jpg","credit":"Todor Bozhinov","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Bran Castle (23973322549).jpg","by":"Clay Gilliland from Chandler, U.S.A.","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Bran Castle Bran Romania (22395202444).jpg","by":"Clay Gilliland from Chandler, U.S.A.","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Castelul Bran detaliu arhitectonic interior.jpg","by":"Kosson","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0 ro"},{"f":"ETH-BIB-Bran, Schloss Bran von Osten-Dia 247-10050.tif","by":"Leo Wehrli","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"ETH-BIB-Bran Cour intérieur-Dia 247-10263.tif","by":"Leo Wehrli","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"ETH-BIB-Schloss Bran (=Törzburg) von Westen-Dia 247-10043.tif","by":"Leo Wehrli","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q372647","name":"Chillon Castle","blurb":"Chillon Castle is a medieval island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve, which gives access to the Alpine valley of the Rhône. Chillon is amongst the most visited medieval castles in Europe. Successively occupied by the House of Savoy, then by the Bernese from 1536 until 1798, it now belongs to the canton of Vaud and is classified as a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance.","country":"Switzerland","region":"Veytaux","built":1160,"styles":["Gothic architecture","Romanesque architecture"],"site":"https://www.chillon.ch","lat":46.414166666,"lon":6.9275,"image":"Castle of Chillon N.jpg","credit":"Zacharie Grossen","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chillon_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Chillon Castle interior view with the fireplace.jpg","by":"CEllen","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Chillon castle interior.jpg","by":"Wkjekf","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Château de Chillon Ofen-20081127-RM-120130.jpg","by":"Ermell","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Détail de la statue de saint Georges du XVe siècle exposée dans la chapelle du château de Chillon.jpg","by":"Metz Sam","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Détail du coffre d\u0027Alexandre Mayer, pièce de collection exposée au château de Chillon.jpg","by":"Metz Sam","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Fresques du plafond de la chapelle de Chillon.jpg","by":"Metz Sam","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Montreux Schloss Chillon Innen 1.JPG","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Montreux Schloss Chillon Innen 2.JPG","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Montreux Schloss Chillon Innen Aula magna 4.JPG","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Montreux Schloss Chillon Innen Folterkammer 2.JPG","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q156457","name":"Hohenzollern Castle","blurb":"Hohenzollern Castle is the ancestral seat of the formerly imperial House of Hohenzollern. The third of three hilltop castles built on the site, it is located atop Mount Hohenzollern, above and south of Hechingen, on the edge of the Swabian Jura in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The name derives from Söller (terrace), from the Latin solarium.","country":"Germany","region":"Bisingen","built":null,"styles":["Gothic Revival"],"site":"https://www.burg-hohenzollern.com","lat":48.323561111,"lon":8.9674,"image":"Burg Hohenzollern ak.jpg","credit":"A. Kniesel (= User:-donald-), Lauffen","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenzollern_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Hohenzollern Castle - Clothing.jpg","by":"Runner1928","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Hohenzollern Castle - Interior Room.jpg","by":"Runner1928","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Hohenzollern Castle - Interior Room Walkway.jpg","by":"Runner1928","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Hohenzollern Castle - Interior of Wall.jpg","by":"Runner1928","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Hohenzollern Castle - Jewels.jpg","by":"Runner1928","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Hohenzollern Castle - Weapons.jpg","by":"Runner1928","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior of Christuskapelle (Hohenzollern Castle); Hohenzollern Castle in 2024.jpg","by":"Qwertzu111111","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Hohenzollern Castle; Hohenzollern Castle in 2024.jpg","by":"Qwertzu111111","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Hohenzollern Castle Spolie Keller.jpg","by":"Moleskine","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Michaelskapelle (Hohenzollern Castle) Blick Chor.jpg","by":"Moleskine","lic":"CC BY 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q153426","name":"Eltz Castle","blurb":"Eltz Castle is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned by a branch of the House of Eltz who have lived there since the 12th century. Eltz Castle along with Bürresheim Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles in the Eifel region which have never been destroyed.","country":"Germany","region":"Wierschem","built":null,"styles":["Romanesque architecture"],"site":"https://burg-eltz.de/","lat":50.205,"lon":7.336666666,"image":"Burg Eltz am frühen Morgen.jpg","credit":"Johannes Dörrstock","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eltz_Castle","inside":[{"f":"2014.06.21.141019 Geldscheisser Burg Eltz.jpg","by":"Hermann Luyken","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Allemagne07 08 0392 Burg Eltz.JPG","by":"Daniel71953 [1]","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Allemagne07 08 0406 Burg Eltz.JPG","by":"Daniel71953 [1]","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Allemagne07 08 0414 Burg Eltz.JPG","by":"Daniel71953 [1]","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Burg Eltz - panoramio - Giancarlo Montin (2).jpg","by":"Giancarlo Montin","lic":"CC BY 3.0"},{"f":"Burg Eltz - panoramio - Giancarlo Montin (3).jpg","by":"Giancarlo Montin","lic":"CC BY 3.0"},{"f":"Burg Eltz - panoramio - Giancarlo Montin (4).jpg","by":"Giancarlo Montin","lic":"CC BY 3.0"},{"f":"Burg Eltz 03.jpg","by":"Gun Powder Ma","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Burg Eltz 04.jpg","by":"Gun Powder Ma","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"DE-burg-eltz-schatzkammer.jpg","by":"Balou46","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q679292","name":"Hohensalzburg Fortress","blurb":"Hohensalzburg Fortress is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria. It sits atop the Festungsberg mountain at an altitude of 506 m. It was erected at the behest of the prince-archbishops of Salzburg. The fortress is 250 m (820 ft) long and 150 m (490 ft) wide making it one of the largest medieval castles in Europe.","country":"Austria","region":"Salzburg","built":1077,"styles":[],"site":"https://www.salzburg-burgen.at/de/hohensalzburg-castle/","lat":47.795,"lon":13.0473,"image":"Salzburg - Festung Hohensalzburg.JPG","credit":"C.Stadler/Bwag","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohensalzburg_Fortress","inside":[]},{"id":"Q275128","name":"Caernarfon Castle","blurb":"Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The first fortification on the site was a motte-and-bailey castle built in the late 11th century, which King Edward I of England began to replace with the current stone structure in 1283. The castle and town established by Edward acted as the administrative centre of north Wales, and as a result the defences were built on a grand scale. There was a deliberate link with Caernarfon\u0027s Roman past—nearby is the Roman fort of Segontium—and the castle\u0027s walls are reminiscent of the Walls of Constantinople.","country":"United Kingdom","region":"Caernarfon","built":1283,"styles":["medieval architecture"],"site":"https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/caernarfon-castle","lat":53.139306,"lon":-4.276889,"image":"Castell Caernarfon yn y cyfnos yn 2023 - Castell Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales at Dusk - 2023 10.png","credit":"Llywelyn2000","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caernarfon_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Caernarfon Castle, Interior - geograph.org.uk - 2141265.jpg","by":"Len Williams","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"}]},{"id":"Q639208","name":"Bodiam Castle","blurb":"Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years\u0027 War. Of quadrangular plan, Bodiam Castle has no keep, having its various chambers built around the outer defensive walls and inner courts. Its corners and entrance are marked by towers, and topped by battlements. Its structure, details and situation in an artificial watery landscape indicate that display was an important aspect of the castle\u0027s design as well as defence. It was the home of the Dalyngrigge family and the centre of the manor of Bodiam.","country":"United Kingdom","region":"Bodiam","built":1385,"styles":["Perpendicular Gothic"],"site":"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodiam-castle","lat":51.00226,"lon":0.54353,"image":"Bodiam-castle-10My8-1197.jpg","credit":"Antony McCallum","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodiam_Castle","inside":[{"f":"BODIAM CASTLE INTERIOR.JPG","by":"HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Bodiam Castle, Interior - geograph.org.uk - 4177853.jpg","by":"Len Williams","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Bodiam Castle, Interior - geograph.org.uk - 4177857.jpg","by":"Len Williams","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Bodiam Castle pillbox interior 01.jpg","by":"Alansplodge","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Bodiam Castle pillbox interior 02.jpg","by":"Alansplodge","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Bodiam interior.jpg","by":"Peripitus","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Castell de Bodiam - Interior.JPG","by":"Josep Renalias","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"From Inside Bodiam Castle, East Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 5353046.jpg","by":"Christine Matthews","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Interior of tower, Bodiam.JPG","by":"Poliphilo","lic":"CC0"}]},{"id":"Q557337","name":"Royal Alcázar of Segovia","blurb":"The Alcázar of Segovia is a medieval castle located in the city of Segovia, in Castile and León, Spain. It has existed since at least the 12th century, and is one of the most renowned medieval castles globally and one of the most visited landmarks in Spain.","country":"Spain","region":"Segovia","built":1200,"styles":["Mudéjar architecture","Herrerian","Gothic architecture","Romanesque architecture"],"site":"https://www.alcazardesegovia.com/","lat":40.9525,"lon":-4.1325,"image":"Panorámica Otoño Alcázar de Segovia.jpg","credit":"Ángel Sanz de Andrés","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alc%C3%A1zar_of_Segovia","inside":[{"f":"Alcazar-de-segovia-interior.jpg","by":"Svetlana Tikhonova","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Alcazar de Segovia - Interior.jpg","by":"Jrodriguezdm","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0 es"},{"f":"Alcázar de Segovia, patio interior.jpg","by":"D.Rovchak","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior del Alcázar de Segovia, 2016.JPG","by":"Benjamín Núñez González","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior del Alcázar de Segovia, 2016 1.JPG","by":"Benjamín Núñez González","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior del Alcázar de Segovia, 2016 10.JPG","by":"Benjamín Núñez González","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior del Alcázar de Segovia, 2016 11.JPG","by":"Benjamín Núñez González","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior del Alcázar de Segovia, 2016 12.JPG","by":"Benjamín Núñez González","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior del Alcázar de Segovia, 2016 2.JPG","by":"Benjamín Núñez González","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior del Alcázar de Segovia, 2016 3.JPG","by":"Benjamín Núñez González","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q739612","name":"Matsumoto Castle","blurb":"Matsumoto Castle , originally known as Fukashi Castle, is one of Japan\u0027s premier historic castles, along with Himeji and Kumamoto. It was the seat of Matsumoto Domain under the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate. It is located in the city of Matsumoto, in Nagano Prefecture.","country":"Japan","region":"Marunouchi","built":1504,"styles":[],"site":"https://www.matsumoto-castle.jp/","lat":36.238888888,"lon":137.969166666,"image":"Matsumoto Castle05s5s4592.jpg","credit":"663highland","licence":"CC BY 2.5","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsumoto_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Matsumoto Castle (254800805).jpg","by":"Yazan Badran from Brussels, Belgium","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Matsumoto Castle (7423767030).jpg","by":"KimonBerlin","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Matsumoto Castle - Matsumoto6541.jpg","by":"lumoplank","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Matsumoto Castle - Matsumoto6551.jpg","by":"lumoplank","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Matsumoto Matsumoto-jo Innen 1.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Matsumoto Matsumoto-jo Innen 2.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Matsumoto Matsumoto-jo Innen 3.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Matsumoto Matsumoto-jo Innen 4.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Matsumoto Matsumoto-jo Innen 5.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Matsumoto castle , 松本城 - panoramio (21).jpg","by":"z tanuki","lic":"CC BY 3.0"}]},{"id":"Q1482013","name":"Trakai Island Castle","blurb":"Trakai Island Castle is an island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania, on an island in Lake Galvė. The construction of the stone castle was begun in the 14th century by Kęstutis, and around 1409 major works were completed by his son Vytautas the Great, who died in this castle in 1430. Trakai was one of the main centers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the castle held great strategic importance. The castle was rebuilt in the 1950s–1960s by Lithuanian initiative, although it had received resistance from Soviet authorities. The Trakai History Museum was established after the reconstruction.","country":"Lithuania","region":"Trakai","built":null,"styles":["Gothic architecture"],"site":null,"lat":54.6525,"lon":24.933055555,"image":"Trakai Island Castle, 2007.jpg","credit":"Ana","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trakai_Island_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Interior and collection of the Trakai Island Castle 03.JPG","by":"Хомелка","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior and collection of the Trakai Island Castle 04.JPG","by":"Хомелка","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior and collection of the Trakai Island Castle 05.JPG","by":"Хомелка","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior and collection of the Trakai Island Castle 06.JPG","by":"Хомелка","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior and collection of the Trakai Island Castle 07.JPG","by":"Хомелка","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior and collection of the Trakai Island Castle 08.JPG","by":"Хомелка","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior and collection of the Trakai Island Castle 09.JPG","by":"Хомелка","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior and collection of the Trakai Island Castle 10.JPG","by":"Хомелка","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior and collection of the Trakai Island Castle 11.JPG","by":"Хомелка","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior and collection of the Trakai Island Castle 12.JPG","by":"Хомелка","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"}]},{"id":"Q126576","name":"Corvin Castle","blurb":"Corvin Castle, also known as Hunyadi Castle or Hunedoara Castle, is a Gothic-Renaissance castle in Hunedoara, current-day Romania. It is considered one of the largest castles in Europe and is one of the Seven Wonders of Romania.","country":"Romania","region":"Hunedoara County","built":1440,"styles":["Gothic architecture"],"site":"https://castelulcorvinilor.ro/","lat":45.7491,"lon":22.8883,"image":"Castelul Corvinilor HD.jpg","credit":"Carcea Daniel","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0 ro","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvin_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Castelul Corvinilor interior - pian.JPG","by":"Deedeeshor 77","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0 ro"},{"f":"E destulă lumină - Interior Castelul Corvinilor.jpg","by":"_Monica__","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Interior Castelul Corvinilor.JPG","by":"Florin020","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0 ro"}]},{"id":"Q55264655","name":"Elmina Castle","blurb":"Elmina Castle, or Fort St. George, was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina, also known as Castelo da Mina or simply Mina, in present-day Elmina, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast. It holds several profound distinctions: it was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea and is the oldest extant European building in Sub-Saharan Africa.","country":"Ghana","region":"Central Region","built":1482,"styles":[],"site":null,"lat":5.08275,"lon":-1.34807,"image":"Elmina Castle - Ghana.jpg","credit":"Damien Halleux Radermecker","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmina_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Castle, Elmina (P1100187).jpg","by":"Matti Blume","lic":"CC BY-SA"},{"f":"Castle, Elmina (P1100197).jpg","by":"Matti Blume","lic":"CC BY-SA"},{"f":"Castle, Elmina (P1100199).jpg","by":"Matti Blume","lic":"CC BY-SA"},{"f":"Castle, Elmina (P1100209).jpg","by":"Matti Blume","lic":"CC BY-SA"},{"f":"Elmina Castle Interior (3587095787).jpg","by":"Francisco Anzola","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Ghana Elmina Castle Interior.JPG","by":"Kurt Dundy","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Ghana Elmina Castle Interior View of Church.JPG","by":"Kurt Dundy","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Ghana Elmina Castle Slave Holding Cell.JPG","by":"Kurt Dundy","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Ghana Elmina Castle Slave Holding Cell (2).JPG","by":"Kurt Dundy","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interieur begane grond Portugese kapel later Nederlandse veilinghal - Elmina - 20375067 - RCE.jpg","by":"Loek Tangel","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q79217","name":"Predjama Castle","blurb":"Predjama Castle is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola. It is located in the village of Predjama, approximately 11 kilometres from the town of Postojna and 9 kilometres from Postojna Cave.","country":"Slovenia","region":"Municipality of Postojna","built":null,"styles":["Renaissance architecture"],"site":null,"lat":45.815195994,"lon":14.127588977,"image":"El Castillo de Predjama.JPG","credit":"Mariposa.que.vuela","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predjama_Castle","inside":[{"f":"02 Château de Predjama (10) (33544473633).jpg","by":"Kévin Veau","lic":"Public domain"},{"f":"PREDJAMAS PILS IEROČU EKSPOZĪCIJA.jpg","by":"ZANDMANIS","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Predjama Castle (17580382843).jpg","by":"Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Predjama Castle (17581459193).jpg","by":"Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Predjama Castle (18013220948).jpg","by":"Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Predjama Castle (18174193196).jpg","by":"Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Predjama Castle (18174412006).jpg","by":"Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Predjama Castle (18175176726).jpg","by":"Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Predjama Castle (18201323901).jpg","by":"Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Predjama Castle interior 2.jpg","by":"Tiia Monto","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"}]},{"id":"Q90801","name":"Rumeli Hisarı","blurb":"Rumelihisarı or Boğazkesen Fortress is a medieval Ottoman fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey, on a series of hills on the European banks of the Bosphorus. The fortress also lends its name to the immediate neighborhood around it in the city\u0027s Sarıyer district.","country":"Turkey","region":"Istanbul","built":1451,"styles":[],"site":null,"lat":41.084722222,"lon":29.056111111,"image":"Twierdza Rumeli Istambuł RB1.jpg","credit":"Citypeek","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumelihisar%C4%B1","inside":[{"f":"ETH-BIB-Bosporus, Festung Rumeli-Hisar (Westküste, von Süden)-Dia 247-08629.tif","by":"Leo Wehrli","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"ETH-BIB-Festung am Bosporus -Rumeli Hisarı--Weitere-LBS MH02-27-0035.tif","by":"Walter Mittelholzer","lic":"Public domain"},{"f":"ETH-BIB-Festung am Bosporus -Rumeli Hisarı--Weitere-LBS MH02-27-0036.tif","by":"Walter Mittelholzer","lic":"Public domain"},{"f":"Fatih Mosque Rumeli hisarı interior.jpg","by":"Mustafa-trit20","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Fatih Mosque Rumeli hisarı interior 2.jpg","by":"Mustafa-trit20","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior Zaganos Pasha Tower, Rumeli hisarı.jpg","by":"Mustafa-trit20","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q209643","name":"Mir Castle Complex","blurb":"The Mir Castle Complex is a historic fortified castle and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Belarus. It is located in the town of Mir, in Karelichy District of Grodno Oblast, 29 kilometres (18 mi) north-west of another World Heritage site, Nesvizh Castle. Mir Castle Complex is 164 metres (538 ft) above sea level. Erected in the 16th century in the late Brick Gothic style, it is one of the few remaining architectural monuments of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in contemporary Belarus.","country":"Belarus","region":"Mir","built":null,"styles":["Belarusian Gothic","baroque architecture","Renaissance architecture","Gothic architecture"],"site":"http://mirzamak.by/","lat":53.451266666,"lon":26.472894444,"image":"Mir Castle 2018.jpg","credit":"Sergey Sebelev","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Castle_Complex","inside":[{"f":"Interior of Mir Castle.jpg","by":"denniss.mishchuk","lic":"CC BY 3.0"},{"f":"Mir Castle Basement Interior 2023-07-02 5949.jpg","by":"Mike1979 Russia","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Mir Castle Basement Interior 2023-07-02 5950.jpg","by":"Mike1979 Russia","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Mir Castle Gate Tower Interior 2023-07-02 5884.jpg","by":"Mike1979 Russia","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Mir Castle Gate Tower Interior 2023-07-02 5887.jpg","by":"Mike1979 Russia","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Mir Castle Gate Tower Interior 2023-07-02 5898.jpg","by":"Mike1979 Russia","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Mir Castle Gate Tower Interior 2023-07-02 5902.jpg","by":"Mike1979 Russia","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Mir Castle Interior 2023-07-02 5862.jpg","by":"Mike1979 Russia","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Mir Castle Interior 2023-07-02 5863.jpg","by":"Mike1979 Russia","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Mir Castle Interior 2023-07-02 5864.jpg","by":"Mike1979 Russia","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"}]},{"id":"Q644464","name":"Akershus Fortress","blurb":"Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. It is located on the banks of the Oslofjord. Since the Middle Ages the fortress has been the namesake and centre of the main fief and later main county of Akershus, which was originally one of Norway\u0027s four main regions and which included most of Eastern Norway. The fortress itself was located within the Akershus main county until 1919, and also within the smaller Akershus sub-county until 1842.","country":"Norway","region":"Oslo Municipality","built":1300,"styles":[],"site":null,"lat":59.906605907,"lon":10.736247885,"image":"OSLO-NO-02 05 ubt.jpeg","credit":"Photo © 2005 by Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca, mail: tomasz.sienicki at gmail.com]","licence":"CC BY 2.5","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akershus_Fortress","inside":[{"f":"Interior of Akershus Castle (2022) - 01.jpg","by":"Robin Müller","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Akershus Castle (2022) - 04.jpg","by":"Robin Müller","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Akershus Castle (2022) - 05.jpg","by":"Robin Müller","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Akershus Castle (2022) - 06.jpg","by":"Robin Müller","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Akershus Castle (2022) - 07.jpg","by":"Robin Müller","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Akershus Castle (2022) - 08.jpg","by":"Robin Müller","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Akershus Castle (2022) - 11.jpg","by":"Robin Müller","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Akershus Castle (2022) - 12.jpg","by":"Robin Müller","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Akershus Castle (2022) - 13.jpg","by":"Robin Müller","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Akershus Castle (2022) - 17.jpg","by":"Robin Müller","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q562529","name":"Namhansanseong","blurb":"Namhansanseong is a historic Korean fortress city in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the fortress lies atop the mountain Namhansan and stretches 12 km in length. It served as an emergency capital city during the 1392–1910 Joseon period. The design is based on fortress architecture of East Asia, embodying aspects of four historical cultural styles: Joseon of Korea, the Azuchi-Momoyama Period of Japan, and Ming and Qing China.","country":"South Korea","region":"Gyeonggi Province","built":null,"styles":[],"site":null,"lat":37.47802778,"lon":127.18419444,"image":"Khitai5.jpg","credit":"Khitai (a flickr user)","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namhansanseong","inside":[]},{"id":"Q205367","name":"Château de Chambord","blurb":"The Château de Chambord in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. The building was commissioned by Francis I of France and built between 1519 and 1547.","country":"France","region":"Muides-sur-Loire","built":1519,"styles":["Renaissance architecture"],"site":"http://www.chambord.org","lat":47.616111111,"lon":1.517222222,"image":"France Loir-et-Cher Chambord Chateau 03.jpg","credit":"No machine-readable author provided. Calips assumed (based on copyright claims).","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Chambord","inside":[{"f":"Castle of Chambord Interior 04.jpg","by":"Shadowgate","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Castle of Chambord Interior 08.jpg","by":"Shadowgate","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Castle of Chambord Interior 14.jpg","by":"Shadowgate","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Chambord - monogramme d\u0027Henri II.jpg","by":"Eusebius","lic":"CC BY 3.0"},{"f":"Interior of Château de Chambord.jpg","by":"Avi1111 dr. avishai teicher","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Château de Chambord 20.JPG","by":"Chatsam","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior of Château de Chambord 21.JPG","by":"Chatsam","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior of Château de Chambord 22.JPG","by":"Chatsam","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior of Château de Chambord 23.JPG","by":"Chatsam","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior of Château de Chambord 24.JPG","by":"Chatsam","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"}]},{"id":"Q389269","name":"Cité de Carcassonne","blurb":"The Cité de Carcassonne is a medieval citadel located in the French city of Carcassonne, in the Aude department, Occitania region. It is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Aude, in the south-eastern part of the city proper.","country":"France","region":"Carcassonne","built":null,"styles":[],"site":"http://www.carcassonne.culture.fr/","lat":43.206439,"lon":2.363788,"image":"Cité de Carcassonne.jpg","credit":"Jondu11","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cit%C3%A9_de_Carcassonne","inside":[{"f":"Interior of Basilique Saint-Nazaire de Carcassonne 01.jpg","by":"John Samuel","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Basilique Saint-Nazaire de Carcassonne 02.jpg","by":"John Samuel","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Basilique Saint-Nazaire de Carcassonne 03.jpg","by":"John Samuel","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Basilique Saint-Nazaire de Carcassonne 04.jpg","by":"John Samuel","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Basilique Saint-Nazaire de Carcassonne 05.jpg","by":"John Samuel","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Basilique Saint-Nazaire de Carcassonne 06.jpg","by":"John Samuel","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Basilique Saint-Nazaire de Carcassonne 07.jpg","by":"John Samuel","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Basilique Saint-Nazaire de Carcassonne 08.jpg","by":"John Samuel","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Basilique Saint-Nazaire de Carcassonne 09.jpg","by":"John Samuel","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Basilique Saint-Nazaire de Carcassonne 10.jpg","by":"John Samuel","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q79182","name":"Eilean Donan","blurb":"Eilean Donan is a small tidal island situated at the confluence of three sea lochs in the western Highlands of Scotland, about one kilometre from the village of Dornie. It is connected to the mainland by a footbridge that was installed early in the 20th century and is dominated by a picturesque castle that frequently appears in photographs, film and television. The island\u0027s original castle was built in the thirteenth century; it became a stronghold of the Clan Mackenzie and their allies, the Clan MacRae. In response to the Mackenzies\u0027 involvement in the Jacobite rebellions against the newly United Kingdom, Royal Naval ships destroyed the castle in 1719. The present-day castle is Lieutenant-Colonel John Macrae-Gilstrap\u0027s 20th-century reconstruction of the old castle.","country":"United Kingdom","region":"Highland","built":null,"styles":[],"site":"http://www.eileandonancastle.com/","lat":57.274166666,"lon":-5.516111111,"image":"Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland - Jan 2011.jpg","credit":"Diliff","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilean_Donan","inside":[{"f":"EileanDonanInsideView.jpg","by":"No machine-readable author provided. 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Its inauguration was held in 1883. It was constructed for King Carol I of Romania.","country":"Romania","region":"Sinaia","built":1873,"styles":["Renaissance Revival architecture"],"site":"https://peles.ro/","lat":45.359722222,"lon":25.542777777,"image":"01 Chateau Peles.jpg","credit":"Myrabella","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pele%C8%99_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Gilding interior, Peleș Castle.jpg","by":"Yair-haklai","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Peles Castle Interior - Italian Room.jpg","by":"Carol I of Romania","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Peles Castle Interior 18.jpg","by":"Carol I of Romania","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Peles Castle Interior 23.jpg","by":"Carol I of Romania","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Peles Castle Interior 24.jpg","by":"Carol I of Romania","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Peles Castle Interior 27.jpg","by":"Carol I of Romania","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Peles Castle Interior 29.jpg","by":"Carol I of Romania","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Peles Castle Interior 33.jpg","by":"Carol I of Romania","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Peleș Castle interior-5.jpg","by":"Yair-haklai","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Peleș Castle interior-8.jpg","by":"Yair-haklai","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q69513","name":"Pena Palace","blurb":"The Pena Palace is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera. The castle stands on the top of a hill in the Sintra Mountains above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and much of its metropolitan area. It is a national monument and constitutes one of the major expressions of 19th-century Romanticism in the world. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. It is also used for state occasions by the President of the Portuguese Republic and other government officials.","country":"Portugal","region":"Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)","built":1838,"styles":["eclectic architecture","Neo-Manueline","Moorish Revival architecture"],"site":"http://www.parquesdesintra.pt/parques-jardins-e-monumentos/parque-e-palacio-nacional-da-pena/","lat":38.787777777,"lon":-9.390555555,"image":"Palácio Nacional da Pena por Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton (39).jpg","credit":"Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pena_Palace","inside":[{"f":"Interior of Palácio Nacional da Pena-Detail.jpg","by":"Yair Haklai","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Palácio Nacional da Pena-Stairs-2.jpg","by":"Yair Haklai","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Palácio Nacional da Pena-Stairs.jpg","by":"Yair Haklai","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of Palácio Nacional da Pena.jpg","by":"Yair Haklai","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q1483099","name":"Mehrangarh Fort","blurb":"Mehrangarh is a historic fort located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. It stands on a hilltop, rising about 122 m (400 ft) above the surrounding plains, and the complex spans 1,200 acres. It was initially built around 1459 by the Rajput ruler of Rathore clan Rao Jodha, though most of the existing structure is from the 17th century built by his successors. The fort has seven gates, including the main entrance, Jai Pol, built by Maharaja Man Singh to commemorate his victories over the Jaipur and Bikaner armies in 1806. The Fattehpol, commemorates victory of Maharaja Ajit Singh over the Mughals. The English writer and Nobel Prize winner, Rudyard Kipling, described the fort as \"a palace that might have been built by Titans and colored by the morning sun.\"","country":"India","region":"Jodhpur","built":null,"styles":[],"site":"http://www.maharajajodhpur.com/fort/mmt_obj.htm","lat":26.298055555,"lon":73.018888888,"image":"Mehrangarh Fort.jpg","credit":"Knowledge Seeker","licence":"Public domain","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehrangarh","inside":[{"f":"20191210 Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur 1016 7834.jpg","by":"Jakub Hałun","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior decoration inside Mehrangarh Fort Museum.jpg","by":"Schwiki","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior decoration inside Mehrangarh Fort Museum 01.jpg","by":"Schwiki","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Mehrangarh Fort museum 01.jpg","by":"Pinakpani","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Mehrangarh Fort museum 02.jpg","by":"Pinakpani","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Mehrangarh Fort museum 03.jpg","by":"Pinakpani","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Mehrangarh Fort museum 04.jpg","by":"Pinakpani","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Mehrangarh Fort palace, 20191210 1012 7823 DxO.jpg","by":"Jakub Hałun","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Mehrangarh Fort palace, 20191210 1013 7826.jpg","by":"Jakub Hałun","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Interior of the Mehrangarh Fort palace 20191210 1010 7817.jpg","by":"Jakub Hałun","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q456817","name":"Amber Fort","blurb":"Amer Fort or Amber Fort is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Located high on a hill, it is the principal tourist attraction in Jaipur. Amer Fort is known for its artistic style elements. With its large ramparts and series of gates and cobbled paths, the fort overlooks Maota Lake, which is the main source of water for the Amer Palace.","country":"India","region":"Jaipur district","built":1592,"styles":[],"site":"https://www.tourism.rajasthan.gov.in/amber-palace.html","lat":26.9859,"lon":75.8507,"image":"Jaipur 03-2016 04 Amber Fort.jpg","credit":"A.Savin","licence":"FAL","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Fort","inside":[{"f":"Interior amber fort.jpg","by":"Kumarisanjana01","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"PXL 20260305 045006203.MP Amber Fort Interior Baradari Devisinghpura, Amber, Rajasthan 302028 01.jpg","by":"Sourabh.biswas003","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"PXL 20260305 045006203.MP Amber Fort Interior Baradari Devisinghpura, Amber, Rajasthan 302028 02.jpg","by":"Sourabh.biswas003","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"PXL 20260305 045006203.MP Amber Fort Interior Baradari Devisinghpura, Amber, Rajasthan 302028 03.jpg","by":"Sourabh.biswas003","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"PXL 20260305 045006203.MP Amber Fort Interior Baradari Devisinghpura, Amber, Rajasthan 302028 06.jpg","by":"Sourabh.biswas003","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"PXL 20260305 045006203.MP Amber Fort Interior Baradari Devisinghpura, Amber, Rajasthan 302028 07.jpg","by":"Sourabh.biswas003","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"PXL 20260305 045006203.MP Amber Fort Interior Baradari Devisinghpura, Amber, Rajasthan 302028 10.jpg","by":"Sourabh.biswas003","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"PXL 20260305 045006203.MP Amber Fort Interior Baradari Devisinghpura, Amber, Rajasthan 302028 14.jpg","by":"Sourabh.biswas003","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"PXL 20260305 045006203.MP Amber Fort Interior Baradari Devisinghpura, Amber, Rajasthan 302028 16.jpg","by":"Sourabh.biswas003","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"PXL 20260305 045006203.MP Amber Fort Interior Baradari Devisinghpura, Amber, Rajasthan 302028 18.jpg","by":"Sourabh.biswas003","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q550502","name":"Castillo San Felipe del Morro","blurb":"Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the Old San Juan historic quarter of San Juan, the capital city and municipality of Puerto Rico. Commissioned by King Charles I of Spain in 1539, it was first built as a fortified tower in honor of King Philip II, who oversaw its expansion into a hornwork bastion fort by 1595. Over the next 200 years, especially in the reign of King Charles III, El Morro continued to be developed to reach its current form in 1787. Rising 43 metres (140 ft) from the Atlantic shoreline with 5.5 to 7.6 metres thick walls, the six-leveled edifice stands on a steep, rocky headland promontory on San Juan Islet guarding the entry to San Juan Bay, the harbor of Old San Juan. El Morro, alongside La Fortaleza, San Cristóbal, El Cañuelo, and other forts part of the Walls of Old San Juan, protected strategically and militarily important Puerto Rico, or La Llave de las Indias, from invasion by competing world powers during the Age of Discovery and Sail. It was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983.","country":"United States","region":"San Juan","built":1539,"styles":[],"site":null,"lat":18.47111,"lon":-66.12444,"image":"Castillo San Felipe del Morro3.jpg","credit":"Joshua Wood","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_San_Felipe_del_Morro","inside":[{"f":"Castillo de San Felipe del Morro (fort San Felipe) (5421532870).jpg","by":"Jorge Láscar from Australia","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"El Morro (26639277496).jpg","by":"nathanmac87","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"San Juan, Castillo del Morro 32.jpg","by":"LBM1948","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"San Juan, Castillo del Morro 33.jpg","by":"LBM1948","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"San Juan, Castillo del Morro 34.jpg","by":"LBM1948","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"San Juan, Castillo del Morro 35.jpg","by":"LBM1948","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"San Juan, Castillo del Morro 36.jpg","by":"LBM1948","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"San Juan. Fort San Felipe del Morro. 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It is located at the entrance to Chapultepec park, at a height of 2,325 metres (7,628 ft) above sea level.","country":"Mexico","region":"Mexico","built":1944,"styles":["Gothic Revival","Neoclassical architecture"],"site":"http://www.mnh.inah.gob.mx","lat":19.420555555,"lon":-99.181666666,"image":"Vista aérea del Castillo de Chapultepec 7.jpg","credit":"Own work","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapultepec_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Castillo Chapultepec interior.jpg","by":"Jonhatan Solano","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Castillo d Chapultepec 10.jpg","by":"Avecus","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Castillo d Chapultepec 11.jpg","by":"Avecus","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Castillo d Chapultepec 12.jpg","by":"Avecus","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Castillo d Chapultepec 20.jpg","by":"Avecus","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Castillo d Chapultepec 22.jpg","by":"Avecus","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Castillo d Chapultepec 24.jpg","by":"Avecus","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Castillo d Chapultepec 31.jpg","by":"Avecus","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Castillo de Chapultepec Int.jpg","by":"henrivzq","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Castillo de Chapultepec interior.JPG","by":"Ulisesmorales","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"}]},{"id":"Q2049047","name":"Bled Castle","blurb":"Bled Castle is a medieval castle built on a precipice above the city of Bled in Slovenia, overlooking Lake Bled. According to written sources, it is the oldest Slovenian castle and is currently one of Slovenia\u0027s most visited tourist attractions. Nowadays, the castle is a historical museum with a collection representing the lake\u0027s history.","country":"Slovenia","region":"Municipality of Bled","built":null,"styles":["Renaissance architecture","Gothic architecture"],"site":"http://www.blejski-grad.si/","lat":46.370089081,"lon":14.100929407,"image":"4260 Bled, Slovenia - panoramio.jpg","credit":"Henrik søvang","licence":"CC BY 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bled_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Bled, Slovenia (3550390079).jpg","by":"Veni from New York, USA","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Bled, Slovenia (3550390295).jpg","by":"Veni from New York, USA","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Bled, Slovenia (3551198450).jpg","by":"Veni from New York, USA","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Bled (15649075422).jpg","by":"Nikky from Seattle, USA","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Bled (510367676).jpg","by":"edkohler from Minneapolis, USA","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Bled (510387463).jpg","by":"edkohler from Minneapolis, USA","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Bled (72 von 91) (19328258365).jpg","by":"Milo van Kovacevic from Linz, Austria","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Bled (73 von 91) (18705745534).jpg","by":"Milo van Kovacevic from Linz, Austria","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Bled (8897436371).jpg","by":"芳蘭 徐芳蘭","lic":"CC BY 2.0"},{"f":"Bled (8897443273).jpg","by":"芳蘭 徐芳蘭","lic":"CC BY 2.0"}]},{"id":"Q746983","name":"Dunnottar Castle","blurb":"Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeast coast of Scotland, about 2 miles south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire.","country":"United Kingdom","region":"Aberdeenshire","built":1400,"styles":[],"site":"https://www.dunnottarcastle.co.uk/","lat":56.94569,"lon":-2.19677,"image":"Dunnottar Castle - geograph.org.uk - 8057610.jpg","credit":"Anne Burgess","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnottar_Castle","inside":[]},{"id":"Q464695","name":"Fasil Ghebbi","blurb":"The Fasil Ghebbi is a fortress located in Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It was founded in the 17th century by Emperor Fasilides and was the home of Ethiopian emperors. Its unique architecture shows diverse influences including Portuguese, Hindu, and Arab characteristics. Because of its historical importance and architecture, the fortress was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Ghebbi is an Amharic word for a compound or enclosure.","country":"Ethiopia","region":"Gondar","built":null,"styles":[],"site":null,"lat":12.608055555,"lon":37.469722222,"image":"ET Gondar asv2018-02 img02 Fasil Ghebbi.jpg","credit":"A.Savin","licence":"FAL","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasil_Ghebbi","inside":[]},{"id":"Q91110","name":"Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas","blurb":"The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a fortress in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The castle was built in 1639 and is located on the Hill of San Lázaro in a strategic location, dominating approaches to the city by land or sea. It was originally known as the Castillo de San Lázaro. It was built by African slave labor under Spanish supervision during the colonial era. The fortress was involved in several battles between the late 17th to early 19th centuries between European powers.","country":"Colombia","region":"Cartagena","built":1536,"styles":[],"site":null,"lat":10.42222,"lon":-75.53806,"image":"Panorama Castillo San Felipe de Barajas CTG 11 2019 2864.jpg","credit":"Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz)","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_San_Felipe_de_Barajas","inside":[{"f":"Cartagena de Indias - Castello di San Felipe de Barajas - cunicolo.jpg","by":"O--o","lic":"CC BY 3.0"},{"f":"Cartagena de Indias - Castello di San Felipe de Barajas - cunicolo 2.jpg","by":"O--o","lic":"CC BY 3.0"},{"f":"Castillo San Felipe14.jpg","by":"Paolo1904","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Castillo San Felipe15.jpg","by":"Paolo1904","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Castillo San Felipe16.jpg","by":"Paolo1904","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Climbing on the Castillio de San Felipe, Cartagena, Colombia (24437358299).jpg","by":"Joe Ross from Lansing, Michigan","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Climbing on the Castillio de San Felipe, Cartagena, Colombia (24687179002).jpg","by":"Joe Ross from Lansing, Michigan","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Climbing on the Castillio de San Felipe, Cartagena, Colombia (24778769076).jpg","by":"Joe Ross from Lansing, Michigan","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Climbing on the Castillio de San Felipe, Cartagena, Colombia (24805030425).jpg","by":"Joe Ross from Lansing, Michigan","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Dentro del Castillo San Felipe Cartagena.jpg","by":"Jose Luis Quiroga Lema","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q482423","name":"Hwaseong Fortress","blurb":"Hwaseong Fortress or Suwon Hwaseong is a Korean fortress surrounding the centre of Suwon, the provincial capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was built from 1794 to 1796 by King Jeongjo of Joseon to house and honor the remains of his biological father, Crown Prince Sado. Sado had been executed by being locked in a rice chest by his father, King Yeongjo. Located 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Seoul and enclosing much of central Suwon, the fortress includes King Jeongjo\u0027s temporary palace. The fortress and enclosed palace were designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. It comprises among many other features a perimeter wall, four main gates, and two sluicegates over the Suwoncheon, Suwon\u0027s main stream, which flows through the centre of the fortress.","country":"South Korea","region":"Suwon","built":null,"styles":[],"site":"https://www.swcf.or.kr/english/","lat":37.280733333,"lon":127.010202777,"image":"Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea (2).jpg","credit":"Lance Vanlewen","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwaseong_Fortress","inside":[{"f":"Hwaseong Dongbukgongsimdon - Interior corridor - 2009-03-01.JPG","by":"Jpbarrass","lic":"Public domain"},{"f":"Hwaseong Dongbuknodae - interior of crenellationl - 2009-03-01.JPG","by":"Jpbarrass","lic":"Public domain"},{"f":"Hwaseong East Secret Gate - Interior face - 2009-03-01.JPG","by":"Jpbarrass","lic":"Public domain"},{"f":"Hwaseong East Secret Gate - Interior from west - 2009-03-01.JPG","by":"Jpbarrass","lic":"Public domain"}]},{"id":"Q206194","name":"Citadelle Laferrière","blurb":"The Citadelle Laferrière, commonly known as La Citadelle, is a large early-19th-century fortress located in Milot in Nord, Haiti. It is situated on the Bonnet à l\u0027Evêque mountaintop located approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) uphill from the town of Milot, 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of the city of Cap-Haïtien, and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of the Three Bays Protected Area.","country":"Haiti","region":"Milot","built":null,"styles":[],"site":null,"lat":19.573611111,"lon":-72.243888888,"image":"Citadelle Laferrière Aerial View.jpg","credit":"SPC Gibran Torres, United States Army","licence":"Public domain","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadelle_Laferri%C3%A8re","inside":[]},{"id":"Q18820","name":"Wawel Castle","blurb":"The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in Poland. A fortified residency on the Vistula River in Kraków, it was established on the orders of King Casimir III the Great and enlarged over the centuries into a number of structures around a Polish Renaissance courtyard. It represents nearly all European architectural styles of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. With over 3.47 million visitors in 2025, Wawel Castle is the most visited art museum in Poland and the 14th most visited art museum in the world.","country":"Poland","region":"Kraków","built":1001,"styles":["Renaissance architecture","Gothic architecture","Romanesque architecture"],"site":"https://wawel.krakow.pl/","lat":50.0544,"lon":19.9366,"image":"Wawel on Wisla.JPG","credit":"Stanislau 93","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0 pl","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawel_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Dining room of the Royal Guests at the Wawel Castle.jpg","by":"Vert","lic":"CC0"},{"f":"Wawel Gabinet w Wieży Zygmunta III.jpg","by":"Bornholm","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Wawel Sala Senatorska.jpg","by":"Bornholm","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Wawel Sala od Głowami 2023.jpg","by":"Bornholm","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Wawel Sala od Głowami 2023 4.jpg","by":"Bornholm","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Wawel belwederek barokowy.jpg","by":"Bornholm","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q251272","name":"Olavinlinna Castle","blurb":"Olavinlinna, also known as St. Olaf\u0027s Castle, is a 15th-century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna, Finland. It is built on an island in the Kyrönsalmi strait that connects the lakes Haukivesi and Pihlajavesi. It is the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing and also the best preserved of all the medieval castles in the Swedish realm.\nThe castle forms a spectacular stage for the Savonlinna Opera Festival, which was held for the first time in the summer of 1912.","country":"Finland","region":"Savonlinna","built":1475,"styles":[],"site":"https://www.kansallismuseo.fi/fi/olavinlinna/etusivu","lat":61.8637134,"lon":28.9012379,"image":"Savonlinna heinäkuu 2002 IMG 1635.JPG","credit":"User:Mikko Paananen","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olavinlinna","inside":[{"f":"Church tower staircase Olavinlinna.jpg","by":"Periegetes","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Olavinlinna Interior.jpg","by":"Vitold Muratov","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Olavinlinna Kingshall.jpg","by":"Vitold Muratov","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Olavinlinna with winter illumination 01.jpg","by":"Periegetes","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"St Olav Olavinlinna 01.jpg","by":"Periegetes","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"St Olav Olavinlinna 02.jpg","by":"Periegetes","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q205558","name":"Spiš Castle","blurb":"The ruins of Spiš Castle in eastern Slovakia form one of the six largest castle sites in Slovakia. The castle is situated above the town of Spišské Podhradie and the village of Žehra, in the region known as Spiš. It was included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1993. The area of the castle is 3.9 ha. It is administered by the Spiš Museum at Levoča, a division of the Slovak National Museum.","country":"Slovakia","region":"Žehra","built":1200,"styles":["Renaissance architecture","Gothic architecture","Romanesque architecture"],"site":"https://www.spisskyhrad.com/english/spis-castle/","lat":49.000555555,"lon":20.768333333,"image":"SK SN Spis castle 2024 1.jpg","credit":"Andrei Stroe","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spi%C5%A1_Castle","inside":[{"f":"North facing Interior Spiš Castle.jpg","by":"Aprocryphan","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Spissky Hrad, interior, 01.jpg","by":"dariusz woźniak","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Spissky Hrad, interior, 02.jpg","by":"dariusz woźniak","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Spissky Hrad, interior, 03.jpg","by":"dariusz woźniak","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Spissky Hrad, interior, 04.jpg","by":"dariusz woźniak","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Spissky Hrad, interior, 05.jpg","by":"dariusz woźniak","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Spissky Hrad, interior, 06.jpg","by":"dariusz woźniak","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Spissky Hrad, interior, 07.jpg","by":"dariusz woźniak","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Spissky Hrad, interior, 09.jpg","by":"dariusz woźniak","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Spissky Hrad, interior, 10.jpg","by":"dariusz woźniak","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"}]},{"id":"Q742767","name":"Dublin Castle","blurb":"Dublin Castle is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin.","country":"Ireland","region":"Dublin","built":1204,"styles":[],"site":"http://dublincastle.ie/","lat":53.343109,"lon":-6.267394,"image":"Dublin castle.JPG","credit":"FoekeNoppert","licence":"Public domain","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Castle","inside":[{"f":"(Ireland) Dublin Castle Interior (Portrait Gallery).jpg","by":"Donaldytong","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Chapel Royal 360x180, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland - Diliff.jpg","by":"Diliff","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Chapel Royal Interior 1, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland - Diliff.jpg","by":"Diliff","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Chapel Royal Interior 2, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland - Diliff.jpg","by":"Diliff","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Dublin Castle Interior - Fireplace Heat Shield - geograph.org.uk - 3966173.jpg","by":"Suzanne Mischyshyn","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Dublin Castle Interior - Grand Staircase - geograph.org.uk - 3966301.jpg","by":"Suzanne Mischyshyn","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Dublin Castle Interior - Meeting Venue - geograph.org.uk - 3966126.jpg","by":"Suzanne Mischyshyn","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Dublin Castle Interior - Picture Gallery - geograph.org.uk - 3966242.jpg","by":"Suzanne Mischyshyn","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Dublin Dublin Castle Interior 1.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY 4.0"},{"f":"Dublin Dublin Castle Interior Chandelier 1.jpg","by":"Zairon","lic":"CC BY 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q881739","name":"Blarney Castle","blurb":"Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446. The Blarney Stone is among the machicolations of the castle.","country":"Ireland","region":"Blarney","built":1446,"styles":[],"site":"http://www.blarneycastle.ie/","lat":51.928888888,"lon":-8.570833333,"image":"Blarney Castle-02-2017-gje.jpg","credit":"Gerd Eichmann","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blarney_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Blarney - Blarney Castle - 20190808111917.jpg","by":"Stipa Jennifer","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Blarney Castle - interior.jpg","by":"Elena Tatiana Chis","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Blarney Castle - interior detail.jpg","by":"Elena Tatiana Chis","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Blarney Castle interior.jpg","by":"Carogonmu","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q599132","name":"Bunratty Castle","blurb":"Bunratty Castle is a large 15th-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland. It is located in the centre of Bunratty village, by the N18 road between Limerick and Ennis, near Shannon Town and its airport.","country":"Ireland","region":"County Clare","built":1425,"styles":["Norman architecture"],"site":"http://www.shannonheritage.com","lat":52.69666667,"lon":-8.81180556,"image":"Bunrattybig.jpg","credit":"Jon Sullivan","licence":"Public domain","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunratty_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Bunratty Castle - Central 3rd Floor - The Great Hall - geograph.org.uk - 3044485.jpg","by":"Joseph Mischyshyn","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Bunratty Castle - Kitchen - geograph.org.uk - 3043145.jpg","by":"Joseph Mischyshyn","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Bunratty Castle - NE Tower-Game Preparation Room - geograph.org.uk - 3045131.jpg","by":"Joseph Mischyshyn","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Bunratty Castle - NE Tower-Game Preparation Room - geograph.org.uk - 3045140.jpg","by":"Joseph Mischyshyn","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Bunratty Castle - The Lower Chapel in SE Tower - geograph.org.uk - 3044491.jpg","by":"Joseph Mischyshyn","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Bunratty Castle - The Main Guard - Gated Dungeon - geograph.org.uk - 3043077.jpg","by":"Joseph Mischyshyn","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Bunratty castle court table.jpg","by":"Arie M. den Toom","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Bunratty castle gobelin.jpg","by":"Arie M. den Toom","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Bunratty castle grote zaal.jpg","by":"Arie M. den Toom","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Bunratty castle lichtornament 1.jpg","by":"Arie M. den Toom","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"}]},{"id":"Q50071","name":"Castel del Monte","blurb":"Castel del Monte is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and comune in the province of L\u0027Aquila in northern Abruzzo, Italy. Located in the heart of the Gran Sasso mountain range, the town is set into a steep hillside nestled beneath mountain peaks near the high plain of Campo Imperatore. Castel del Monte sits opposite the ancient mountaintop fortress of Rocca Calascio and faces Monte Sirente in the distance. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. It is one of I Borghi più belli d\u0027Italia.","country":"Italy","region":"Province of L\u0027Aquila","built":null,"styles":[],"site":"http://www.comune.casteldelmonte.aq.it/","lat":42.36544,"lon":13.72592,"image":"D06728 Monte.jpg","credit":"Stadtgliederung","licence":"CC BY 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_del_Monte,_Abruzzo","inside":[]},{"id":"Q486382","name":"Castel Sant\u0027Angelo","blurb":"Castel Sant\u0027Angelo, also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering rotunda in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The popes later used the building as a fortress and castle dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel, and it is now a museum. The structure was once the tallest building in Rome.","country":"Italy","region":"Rome","built":139,"styles":[],"site":"http://www.castelsantangelo.beniculturali.it/","lat":41.903044,"lon":12.466307,"image":"Castel Sant\u0027Angelo at Night.jpg","credit":"Livioandronico2013","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_Sant%27Angelo","inside":[{"f":"1982-10-01 Staircase in Castel Sant\u0027Angelo.jpg","by":"David Cooper","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"2016 - Castel Sant\u0027Angelo 02.jpg","by":"Jordiferrer","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Alberto Bonisoli at Castel SantAngelo.jpg","by":"Pietro Giammona","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Castel Sant\u0027Angelo 4 (15279239828).jpg","by":"daryl_mitchell from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Castel Sant\u0027Angelo interior 01.jpg","by":"User:MatthiasKabel","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Castel Sant\u0027Angelo interior 02.jpg","by":"User:MatthiasKabel","lic":"CC BY-SA 3.0"},{"f":"Roma-castelangeloinside.jpg","by":"David Sifry","lic":"CC BY 2.0"}]},{"id":"Q23354","name":"Sforza Castle","blurb":"The Sforza Castle is a medieval fortification located in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification. Later renovated and enlarged, in the 16th and 17th centuries it was one of the largest citadels in Europe. Extensively rebuilt by Luca Beltrami in 1891–1905, it now houses several of the city\u0027s museums and art collections.","country":"Italy","region":"Milan","built":1360,"styles":["Renaissance architecture"],"site":"http://www.milanocastello.it/","lat":45.471005,"lon":9.179693,"image":"20110725 Castello Sforzesco Milan 5557.jpg","credit":"Jakub Hałun","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sforza_Castle","inside":[]},{"id":"Q46313","name":"Buda Castle","blurb":"Buda Castle, formerly also called the Royal Palace and the Royal Castle, is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest. First completed in 1265, the Baroque palace that occupies most of the site today was built between 1749 and 1769, severely damaged during the Siege of Budapest in World War II, and rebuilt in a simplified Baroque style during the state communist era. Presently, it houses the Hungarian National Gallery, the Budapest Historical Museum, and the National Széchényi Library.","country":"Hungary","region":"Budapest District I","built":null,"styles":["baroque architecture","Renaissance architecture","Gothic architecture"],"site":"https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/400","lat":47.496111111,"lon":19.039722222,"image":"20190502 Zamek w Budapeszcie 0647 1862 DxO.jpg","credit":"Jakub Hałun","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buda_Castle","inside":[{"f":"A Budapesti Történeti Múzeum lépcsőháza. 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It is one of the better known castles in the Netherlands and featured in many television shows set in the Middle Ages.","country":"Netherlands","region":"Gooise Meren","built":1280,"styles":[],"site":"http://www.muiderslot.nl/","lat":52.334231,"lon":5.071806,"image":"Muiden, Muiderslot. 09-05-2022. (actm.) 07.jpg","credit":"Agnes Monkelbaan","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muiden_Castle","inside":[]},{"id":"Q1543972","name":"Gravensteen","blurb":"The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353. It was subsequently re-purposed as a court, prison, mint, and even as a cotton mill. It was restored over 1893–1903 and is now a museum and a major landmark in the city.","country":"Belgium","region":"Ghent","built":1180,"styles":[],"site":"https://visit.gent.be/de/staunen-erleben/die-grafenburg-die-burg-gent","lat":51.057222,"lon":3.720556,"image":"Gravensteengent22042008.JPG","credit":"Paul Hermans","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravensteen","inside":[{"f":"Belgium-6398B - Gravensteen (14080597981).jpg","by":"Dennis G. Jarvis","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Belgium-6400 - Gravensteen Main Gate (14080662832).jpg","by":"Dennis G. Jarvis","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Belgium-6401 - Doorway to Gravensteen (14103891103).jpg","by":"Dennis G. Jarvis","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Belgium-6402 - Gravensteen Courtyard (13897240640).jpg","by":"Dennis G. Jarvis","lic":"CC BY-SA 2.0"},{"f":"Belgium-6404 - Gravensteen Courtyard (13897255508).jpg","by":"Dennis G. 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Its name is attributed to the root word \u0027kamin\u0027, from the Slavic word for \u0027stone\u0027.","country":"Ukraine","region":"Kamianets-Podilskyi","built":null,"styles":[],"site":null,"lat":48.67333333,"lon":26.5625,"image":"Zamek w Kamieńcu Podolskim 2019.jpg","credit":"Grzegorz Gołębiowski","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamianets-Podilskyi_Castle","inside":[]},{"id":"Q1768091","name":"Kuressaare Castle","blurb":"Kuressaare Castle, also Kuressaare Episcopal Castle, is a castle in Kuressaare on Saaremaa island, in western Estonia.","country":"Estonia","region":"Saaremaa Rural Municipality","built":null,"styles":[],"site":null,"lat":58.24689,"lon":22.47929,"image":"Kuressaare linnus õhust.jpg","credit":"Hiiumaamudeliklubi","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0 ee","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuressaare_Castle","inside":[{"f":"Biskopens stue, Kuressaare (Øsel), Estland.JPG","by":"Orf3us","lic":"CC BY 3.0"},{"f":"Kuressaare, hrad, 2015 (25).jpg","by":"Draceane","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Kuressaare, hrad, 2015 (26).jpg","by":"Draceane","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Kuressaare, hrad, 2015 (27).jpg","by":"Draceane","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Kuressaare, hrad, 2015 (28).jpg","by":"Draceane","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Kuressaare, hrad, 2015 (33).jpg","by":"Draceane","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Kuressaare, hrad, 2015 (43).jpg","by":"Draceane","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Kuressaare, hrad, 2015 (44).jpg","by":"Draceane","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Kuressaare, hrad, 2015 (45).jpg","by":"Draceane","lic":"CC BY-SA 4.0"},{"f":"Kuressaare (Ahrensborg Slot) på Saaremaa (Øsel), Estland.JPG","by":"Orf3us","lic":"CC BY 3.0"}]}]