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View of Duernstein on the Danube river, Lower Austria, seen from the castle ruins. In the castle above the town, King Richard the Lion-Hearted of England was held captive by Duke Leopold V after their dispute during the Third Crusade in 1193. The castle was almost completely destroyed by the Swedes in 1645.
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View of Duernstein on the Danube river, Lower Austria, seen from the castle ruin...

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was so thoroughly destroyed by the Turks that its location remained unknown until the 1930ies.
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Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was...

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was so thoroughly destroyed by the Turks that its location remained unknown until in the 1930ies. A fountain below the terrace of Visegrad Palace, on the Hungarian Danube.
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Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was...

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was so thoroughly destroyed by the Turks that its location remained unknown until the 1930ies. The Lion-fountain, carried by five crouching lions.
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Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was...

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was so thoroughly destroyed by the Turks that its location remained unknown until the 1930ies. Terrace of the palace.
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Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was...

Prince Eugene of Savoy's palace of Rackeve on the island of Czepel, south of Budapest. After the Prince's victories over the Turks, this was the first palace without fotrtifications in the eastern parts of the Empire.
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Prince Eugene of Savoy's palace of Rackeve on the island of Czepel, south of Bu...

Prince Eugene of Savoy's palace of Rackeve on the island of Czepel, south of Budapest. After the Prince's victories over the Turks, this was the first palace without fortifications in the eastern parts of the Empire.
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Prince Eugene of Savoy's palace of Rackeve on the island of Czepel, south of Bu...

Castle of Angers, built 1228-1238 by King Louis IX, the Saint. A fine example of feudal architecture in slate with white ornaments, it has 17 round towers and is surrounded by moats.
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Castle of Angers, built 1228-1238 by King Louis IX, the Saint. A fine example of...

Castle of Angers, built 1228-1238 by King Louis IX, the Saint. A fine example of feudal architecture in slate with white ornaments, it has 17 round towers and is surrounded by moats.
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Castle of Angers, built 1228-1238 by King Louis IX, the Saint. A fine example of...

Chambord Castle, built by French King Francois I. The largest of the Loire castles, Chambord has 440 rooms. It is surrounded by a vast park, a former royal hunting ground.
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Chambord Castle, built by French King Francois I. The largest of the Loire castl...

Aigues-Mortes, a typical "bastide", or fortress-town, was built by Philippe le Hardi, son of French King Saint Louis. The French kings wished to make Aigues Mortes the predominant harbour of the Mediterranean, but underestimated the silting up of the area and Aigues-Mortes never became the important center of trade or meeting point for the crusaders.
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Aigues-Mortes, a typical "bastide", or fortress-town, was built by Philippe le H...

Castle of Angers, built 1228-1238 by King Louis IX, the Saint. A fine example of feudal architecture in slate with white ornaments, it has 17 round towers and is surrounded by moats.
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Castle of Angers, built 1228-1238 by King Louis IX, the Saint. A fine example of...