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Castles, Châteaux, and Fortresses - Content concerning historic fortifications and palaces.

Castles, Châteaux, and Fortresses!

Content concerning historic fortifications and palaces is welcome here.


Submission Rules

  • Include the location in the title.
  • Only submit high quality images and gifs.
  • Cinematic short videos are allowed. (No Vlogs!)
  • Your pictures, albums, videos, questions, stories, or any castles related content is welcome.
  • Do not submit a shortened link using a URL shortener like tinyurl.

Non-OC submissions are restricted to one per day (24-hour period).

  • Make sure your image is hosted by an approved host.(Reddit, Imgur, Flickr). Images hosted on blogs are allowed only if you are the original creator.

  • Original source is allowed and preferred over the approved hosts. If your submission is not on the list of approved hosts, but it is an original source, please use the tag [OS] so your submission is not removed in error. If your image is rehosted from another approved host it will be removed.

  • If you took the photo yourself, you can signify this by using the tag [OC] (original content) and after 24 hours you will be given special flair. If you don't receive flair after a few days feel free to message the mods.

  • Regarding reposts: it is not a repost unless it was posted to /r/castles less than 30 days ago, or if it's already in the top100 of all time.


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Kokorin Castle, situated in the Czech Republic's Central Bohemian Region, is a medieval fortress nestled atop a rocky outcrop overlooking the Kokorin Valley

0 Comments
2025/02/03
10:01 UTC

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Kronburg Castle (Österreich)

1 Comment
2025/02/03
07:35 UTC

533

Castillo de Hohenwerfen

3 Comments
2025/02/03
01:13 UTC

813

Burg Hohenzollern, Baden-Würtenberg, Germany

2 Comments
2025/02/03
00:46 UTC

465

Matsumoto-jō Castle. Nagano, Japan.

3 Comments
2025/02/02
17:25 UTC

157

Schloss Friedberg (Österreich)

0 Comments
2025/02/02
17:02 UTC

7

Fort de Charlemont (France)

The "Fort de Charlemont", overlooking Givet (French Ardennes), near Belgian border.

Build by Charles V in 1555 and modified by Vauban at the end of the 17th century.

0 Comments
2025/02/02
15:26 UTC

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Wollaton Hall (Nottingham/ England)

0 Comments
2025/02/02
14:55 UTC

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Springfield Castle & East Tower 🏰 County Limerick, Ireland 🏰 [02.02]

2 Comments
2025/02/02
14:00 UTC

2,116

Vajdahunyad Castle with it's reflection, Hungary

4 Comments
2025/02/02
13:55 UTC

103

Château de Rochefort (France)

0 Comments
2025/02/02
12:32 UTC

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Arundel Castle,a restored and remodelled medieval castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England. It was established by Roger de Montgomery on Christmas Day 1067. Roger became the first to hold the earldom of Arundel by the graces of William the Conqueror.

9 Comments
2025/02/02
10:19 UTC

303

Villa del Trebbio (Italy)

2 Comments
2025/02/02
06:56 UTC

1,386

Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England

5 Comments
2025/02/02
01:20 UTC

487

Montalto Dora Castle Which rises at an altitude of 405 meters on Mount Crovero and is reflected in the Pistono lake, in the Morainic Amphitheater of Ivrea, dates back to the mid-12th century. Castle is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Turin.

1 Comment
2025/02/02
00:40 UTC

130

German Renaissance style New World castle in Pennsylvania

Lancaster Theological Seminary of Moravian University

26 Comments
2025/02/01
15:16 UTC

212

Nitra Castle 🏰 Nitra, Slovakia 🏰 [02.01]

1 Comment
2025/02/01
14:00 UTC

2,070

Tarasp Castle, Switzerland 🇨🇭

9 Comments
2025/02/01
10:44 UTC

670

Montegiove Castle, dating back to the 13th century, started as a strategic fortress in Umbria, Italy. Over time, it changed hands among noble families. In the 16th century, the Atti family renovated the castle, turning it into a cultural hub during the Renaissance.

1 Comment
2025/02/01
09:29 UTC

701

Château de Belcayre ( France )

0 Comments
2025/02/01
06:44 UTC

2,280

Schwerin Castle, Germany

11 Comments
2025/02/01
01:45 UTC

203

Castle Isolated Hohenzollern

0 Comments
2025/02/01
00:58 UTC

398

Castello di Carpineti (Italy)

1 Comment
2025/01/31
17:49 UTC

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