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Sigmaringen Castle, Germany
An ancient fortress that once served as the seat of the Vichy French government-in-exile during World War II. It remains the property of the Hohenzollern family.
u/Infamous_Canary5405 — 17 hours ago
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The Palace of Holyrood - the King's official residence in Edinburgh 6 Comments / 4 reblogs
Today we visited the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which is in the centre of Edinburgh. It is a true palace in that it is the official residence of the British Monarch, when in Edinburgh.
Its quite a nice place to visit, consisting of the Palace, the gardens around it and the ruins of Holyrood Abbey. It contains a lot of history in respect of the Scottish Royal family, which then became the British Royal family via James the 6th of Scotland (and first of England) back in 1603.
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u/ReinaldoPH — 21 hours ago
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Wilhelmstein (Germany), a small fortress built on an artificial island in a lake in 1765/67. It is topped by the commander's villa and surrounded by small white buildings that served as stables, storages, workshops and hospital.
u/Claridiana — 1 day ago
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Summer palace in China
Women in the imperial court often wore Qipao or Hanfu style robes, which had, as here in the summer Palace in China, wide sleeves, long skirts, and intricate embroidery with beautiful hair ornaments.
u/GeeksNinja — 1 day ago
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The gate of the Heptapyrgion fortress in Thessaloniki, Greece
u/ConsciousPatroller — 1 day ago
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Abenberg (Germany). It was already mentioned in the famous 13th century Percival epic because of its rare tournament course inside the castle walls (nowadays used for a Rock festival).
u/Claridiana — 2 days ago