Taxidermied Dogs of Bitov Castle
Kaushik Patowary
May 24, 2022
About 25 kilometers northwest of Znojmo, in Czech Republic, where the rivers Želetavka and Dyje meet, lies the small village of Bitov. Here,...
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Sunomata Castle: The Castle That Was Built on a Single Night
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2020
Sunomata Castle stands at the confluence of the Sai and Nagara rivers, in the city of Ōgaki in Gifu Prefecture. It’s a typical Japanese cast...
The Underground Fortress of Château de Brézé
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 23, 2020
Château de Brézé is a small castle by European standards. Occupying less than 2 acres, this modest U-shaped building surrounded by a dry moa...
Malbork Castle: The Brick Marvel
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 22, 2020
The Malbork Castle in northern Poland wears two feathers in its cap. Not only it is the largest castle in the world measured by land area, i...
Digitally Reconstructed Medieval Castles
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 3, 2020
Europe is known for its magnificent castles and fortresses, but only a few survive in their original form. Since reconstructing them would b...
The Castle of Zafra
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2019
In the beloved TV series Game of Thrones, young Ned Stark is seen clashing swords with the henchmen of Targaryen in front of a spectacular c...
Nightingale Floor: An Ancient Japanese Intruder Detection System
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2018
Squeaky floors are annoying, which is why when you search for “squeaky floors” in Google, you get hundreds of articles offering you tips and...
Chateau de Chenonceau: The Chateau Built Over A River
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 6, 2017
Château de Chenonceau, located near the small village of Chenonceaux in France, is one of the best-known chateau of the Loire valley. The ch...
Old Sarum of Salisbury
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 30, 2017
Old Sarum in Salisbury, England, is a historically important archeological site consisting of an Iron Age hillfort and what little remains o...
Castel del Monte, Andria
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 21, 2017
On top of a small hill overlooking the comune of Andria, in the Italian region Apulia, stands one of the strangest looking castle. This 13th...
The Battle for Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WW2
Anonymous
Mar 19, 2017
In the waning days of the Second World War, five days after Hitler shot himself in his bunker in Berlin, one of the most bizarre battle took...
The Bear Moat of Český Krumlov Castle
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 7, 2017
The historic Český Krumlov Castle in the small city of Český Krumlov, in the Czech Republic, was built in the mid-13th century by the powerf...
Guédelon Castle: France’s Brand New Medieval Castle
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 7, 2016
Deep in the forests of central France, an unusual archeological and historical experiment is taking place. A team of stonemasons, carpenters...
The Restored Castle of Matrera
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 24, 2016
Restoring an ancient monument is a delicate business. Do you shore up an existing wall, or redo it completely in modern concrete? When the c...
Château d'Ussé, The Castle That Inspired “Sleeping Beauty”
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 16, 2016
Nestled on the edge of the Chinon forest and overlooking the banks of the River Indre, in the French commune of Rigny-Ussé, is the 15th cent...
The 13th Century Kelburn Castle Covered With Colorful Graffiti
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 25, 2015
Who said castles need to be somber colored stone buildings with grey and brown exterior? Ask the Earl of Glasgow, who had his transformed in...
