fuck yeah castles

The Château de Biron, Biron, Dordogne, France.

http://www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/photos.htm

The Château de Biron is a large castle in the valley of the Lède.  Biron was seized by Simon IV de Montfort in 1212 from forces sympathetic to the Cathars. Simon carried the French Oriflamme and was accompanied by Dominic Guzman (Saint dominic).

The Plantagenets held it at times during the 14th and 15th centuries. The present château represents several periods with its twelfth-century keep and sixteenth-century living quarters and vaulted kitchens.

General view of Schloss Marienburg in Pattensen, Germany. The castle is the host of the exhibition ‘Der Weg zur Krone - Das Koenigreich Hannover und seine Herrscher’. The exhibition will be opened by Prince Ernst August of Hanover and Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent on Thursday.

View of Schloss Marienburg in Pattensen, Germany. The castle is the host of the exhibition ‘Der Weg zur Krone - Das Koenigreich Hannover und seine Herrscher’. The exhibition will be opened by Prince Ernst August of Hanover and Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent on Thursday.

Medieval, Dunnotar Castle, Scotland

Stonehaven, Scotland

Summer’s Day Opposite Hammeren, Bornholm - Peder Mork Monsted

The Abduction of Rebecca - Eugene Delacroix