Diagram of a typical medieval castle, with various elements labeled.
Castillo de la Mota in Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Spain.
Trakai Castle, located on an island in Lake Galve, west of Vilnius, Lithuania. Built by Vytautas the Great, it was completed in the 15th century.
Château of the dukes of Anjou, Saumur, France.
Tower of London. Its moat and two concentric “curtains,” or walls, surround the White Tower.
The castle on the Špilberk overlooking Brno, Czech Republic.
The stone keep of Cardiff Castle in Cardiff, Wales.
Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, County Galway, Connaught (Connacht), Ire.
Rebuilt 13th-century castle on a small island in Loch Duich, Scottish Highlands.
Castle in Dudley, West Midlands, Eng.
Crusader castle in Sidon, Leb.
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