Home›Palaces and Aristocratic Residences›Building Type›CastleConceptCastleBuilding Types and Traditions as ConceptsReference and ClassificationDevelopingA castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. The cited article says scholars usually consider a castle to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble, which is distinct from a mansion, palace or villa whose main purpose was exclusively pleasance and which are not primarily fortresses though they may be fortified. It adds that use of the term has varied over time and has sometimes been applied to structures such as hill forts and to nineteenth and twentieth century homes built to resemble castles. Buildings recorded in the atlas as castles are grouped under this concept.FactsCastleConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsPartially AttestedDomain (category)Partially AttestedStructural 1The source describes defensive structural features; mapping them onto the atlas domain list is an editorial classification.Concept DomainWell-attestedMedieval fortified residences 1CastleFilter Results12 entriesBuilding FamilyAllPalaces of Central Italy (1)Palaces of Eastern Europe and Russia (4)Palaces of Italy (4)Palaces of North America (1)Palaces of Northern Italy (3)Palaces of the United Kingdom and Ireland (1)Palaces of Western Europe (2)PlaceAllCzechia (1)France (1)Germany (1)Italy (4)Mexico (1)Poland (2)Romania (1)United Kingdom (1)StyleAllBaroque Architecture (2)Gothic Architecture (1)Gothic Revival (2)Mannerism (1)Neoclassical Architecture (1)Renaissance Architecture (3)Renaissance Revival architecture (1)Romanesque Architecture (2)Completed YearAll1547 (1)1619 (1)1650 (1)1864 (1)1914 (1)1944 (1)Standing StatusAllReconstructed (1)Standing (11)GroupAllPalaces of Central Italy (1)Palaces of Eastern Europe and Russia (4)Palaces of North America (1)Palaces of Northern Italy (3)Palaces of the United Kingdom and Ireland (1)Palaces of Western Europe (2)MaterialAllBrick (1)Slate (1)Stained Glass (1)Stone (1)Timber (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12Castello BufaliniCastleChapultepec CastleCastleChateau de ChambordCastleHaus CarstanjenCastleKingsgate CastleCastlePeles CastleCastlePrague CastleCastleRocca Meli LupiCastleRoyal Castle, WarsawCastleSarriod de la Tour CastleCastleVisconti Castle (Somma Lombardo)CastleWawel Royal CastleCastleConnectionsAssociated WithManueline Architecture, Styles and Movements Well-attested Source Manueline (Wikipedia)Norman Architecture, Styles and Movements Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Norman architectureSomali Architecture, Styles and Movements Well-attested Source Somali architecture (Wikipedia)Building Type OfAkershus Fortress, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Alcazar of Segovia, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Alnwick Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Aragonese Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Arco Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Arechi Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Ashford Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Belvoir Fortress, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Bishop's Palace, Llandaff, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Bodiam Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Borgo Medioevale, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Bran Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Casa Loma, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castel del Monte, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castello Bufalini, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castello della Manta, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castello di Caccamo, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castello di Roccascalegna, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castello Estense, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castello Maniace, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castello Normanno (Aci Castello), Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castello Normanno-Svevo (Bari), Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castello Orsini-Odescalchi, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castle of Acquafredda, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Castle of Avio, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Champvent Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Chapultepec Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Chateau de Chambord, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Chateau de Chinon, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Chateau Gaillard, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Chillon Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Cinderella Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Cly Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Conwy Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Copertino Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Dover Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Durlston Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Edinburgh Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Euryalus fortress, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Fairview (Delaware City, Delaware), Buildings and Structures Well-attested Fénis Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Forte di San Leo, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Hagenwil Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Haus Carstanjen, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Himeji Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Introd Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Kerak Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Kilkenny Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Kingsgate Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Krak des Chevaliers, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Showing 1 to 50 of 86 in Building Type Of, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. CastleWikipedia, lead sectionA castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders.Wikipedia, lead section, first sentenceA castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders.Wikipedia, lead section, first paragraph, last sentenceOver the Middle Ages, when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were commonplace.View the SourceRoscrea Castle (source article)Building Type Of: Roscrea Castle, LeadQuote, Building Type Of: Roscrea Castle, LeadRoscrea Castle is a 13th-century motte-and-bailey castleView the SourceWikipedia: Norman architectureAssociated With: Norman Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Norman Architecture, Lead sectionThe Normans introduced large numbers of castles, and at the same time monasteries, churches and cathedrals, in a style characterised by rounded arches and heavy proportions compared to other regional variations of the style.View the SourceSomali architecture (Wikipedia)Associated With: Somali Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Somali Architecture, Lead sectionSomali architecture is the engineering and designing of multiple different construction types such as stone cities, castles, citadels, fortresses, mosques, temples, aqueducts, lighthouses, towers and tombs during the ancient, medieval and early modern periods in Somalia and other regions inhabited by Somalis, as well as the fusion of Somalo-Islamic architecture with Western designs in contemporary times.View the SourceManueline (Wikipedia)Associated With: Manueline Architecture, Article textQuote, Associated With: Manueline Architecture, Article textCelebrating the newly maritime power, it manifested itself in architecture (churches, monasteries, palaces, castles) and extended into other arts such as sculpture, painting, works of art made of precious metals, faience and furniture.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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