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Blutenburg Castle (54)
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Blutenburg Castle
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The former hunting Castle Blutenburg is located in the west of Munich, in the town district of Obermenzing. The castle dates back to a water castle of the …

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Map: Blutenburg Castle
Bundi (257) Taragarh Fort
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Bundi
68 Photos

Bundi, is a city in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in north-west India. It is of particular architectural note for its ornate forts, palaces, and …

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Map: Bundi
Caserta (12)
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Caserta
210 Photos

Caserta is located north east of Naples on the edge of the Campanian Plain at the foot of the Subapennine mountain range.

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Map: Caserta
Corciano (9)
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Corciano
21 Photos

Corciano is town in the Italian region Umbria, located about 8 km west of Perugia. The earliest traces of human presence (some fragments of flint tools …

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Map: Corciano
Datia (215) Bir Singh Deo Palace
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Datia
95 Photos

Datia, a small rural town in the state of Madhya Pradesh, was formerly the seat of the eponymous princely state in the British Raj. Datia is situated near …

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Map: Datia
Deeg (168) Deeg Palace (Jal Mahal)
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Deeg
48 Photos

Deeg Palace, built in 1772, is situated near Bharatpur in Rajasthan. Deeg was the first capital of the newly carved out Jat State of Bharatpur, when Badan Singh

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Map: Deeg
Castle De Haar (12)
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Haarzuilens
60 Photos

The De Haar Castle (Kasteel de Haar) in Haarzuilens was built from 1892 till 1912 largely incorporating the 15th century ruins of the original castle. Founded …

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Map: Haarzuilens
Castle Assumburg (4)
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Heemskerk
17 Photos

The Castel Assumburg (Kasteel Assumburg, Slot Assumburg), located on the eastside of Heemskerk, was built from the remains of Castel Oud Haerlem in 1546. …

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Map: Heemskerk
Heeswijk Castle (27)
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Heeswijk
26 Photos

The Castle Heeswijk (Kasteel Heeswijk) is a water citadel between s-Hertogenbosch and Eindhoven. It dates back to year 1080 and was gradually replaced by …

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Map: Heeswijk
Kumbhalgarh (18)
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Kumbhalgarh
8 Photos

Kumbhalgarh (literally “Kumbhal fort”) is a Mewar fortress on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills, in the Rajsamand district near Udaipur of Rajasthan

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Map: Kumbhalgarh
Ladispoli (213)
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Ladispoli
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Ladispoli occupies the area of the ancient Alsium, the port of the Etruscan city of Cerveteri. It was destroyed in the 6th century, during the Gothic War

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Map: Ladispoli
Linderhof Palace (74)
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Linderhof
67 Photos

The Linderhof Palace (Schloss Linderhof) is the smallest of the three palaces built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the only one which he lived to see …

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Map: Linderhof
Castle Muiden (22)
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Muiderslot
20 Photos

The Muiderslot is a castle in the Netherlands, located at the mouth of the Vecht River, some 15 km south-east of Amsterdam, in Muiden, where it flows into …

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Map: Muiderslot
Neuschwanstein Castle (160)
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Neuschwanstein Castle
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Neuschwanstein Castle stands above Hohenschwangau close to Füssen in southern Bavaria. The building was constructed in 1869 for the Bavarian King Ludwig II

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Map: Neuschwanstein Castle
Nymphenburg Palace (758) Palace
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Nymphenburg Palace
136 Photos

The Nymphenburg Palace (Schloss Nymphenburg) is a Baroque palace in Munich. The palace was the main summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria. The palace …

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Map: Nymphenburg Palace
Orchha (84) Jahangir Mahal
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Orchha
115 Photos

Orchha, a town 15 km from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, lies on the Betwa River and was the seat of an eponymous former princely state of central India, in the …

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Map: Orchha
Residence (Munich) (31) Antiquarium
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Residence (Munich)
96 Photos

The Munich Residence (Münchner Residenz) is the former royal palace of the Bavarian monarchs of the House of Wittelsbach in the centre of the city of Munich

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Map: Residence (Munich)
Rocca di Calascio (338)
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Rocca di Calascio
100 Photos

Rocca di Calascio, at an elevation of 1,460 m, is the highest fortress in Italy located in the province of L’Aquila. It was exclusively built for military …

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Map: Rocca di Calascio
Roccascalegna (42)
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Roccascalegna
80 Photos

Roccascalegna is a village in the Abruzzo, 455 m above sea level on a rocky hills dominating the Rio Secco valley, an affluent on the right bank of the …

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Map: Roccascalegna
San Leo (12)
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San Leo
60 Photos

San Leo, a village in the region Emilia-Romagna, located about 135 km south-east of Bologna and about 35 km south of Rimini, is home to a large fortress …

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Map: San Leo
Santa Severa (98)
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Santa Severa
28 Photos

Santa Severa is part of the municipality of Santa Marinella, in the province of Rome. It is a small sea resort on the Via Aurelia, 8 km south of Santa Marinella

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Map: Santa Severa
Schleißheim Palace (377)
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Schleissheim Palace
102 Photos

The Schleißheim Palace actually comprises three palaces in a grand baroque park in the village of Oberschleißheim near Munich. The palace was a summer residence …

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Map: Schleißheim Palace
Slochteren (5) Mansion Fraeylemaborg
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Slochteren
15 Photos

Slochteren is a municipality in the north-eastern Netherlands, characterised as a chain of small villages dividing a mostly agricultural landscape. Having …

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Map: Slochteren
Vigoleno (82)
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Vigoleno
55 Photos

Vigoleno’s origins are rooted in the Roman era: the name comes from the Latin Vicus Lyaeo, a place consecrated to Bacchus because of its exquisite wines. …

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Map: Vigoleno
Kasteel Duivenvoorde (5)
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Voorschoten
40 Photos

The Kasteel Duivenvoorde in the town of Voorschoten close to Vassenaar, is one of the oldest castle in Zuid-Holland. It was first mentioned in 1226. The …

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Map: Voorschoten