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Magnificent Fairytale Castles around the World


The most celebrated fairytale castles are probably those that originate from legends and myths. Renowned examples area unit King Arthur’s Camelot and therefore the Cinderella and Sleeping Beaty castles which will be found in many theme parks around the world. This list contains their planet counterparts and source of inspiration. These real fairytale castles are even as magical and most are related to stories and fairy tales of their own.

Qasr Kharana

Qasr Kharana is one of the known of the desert castles placed in present-day eastern Jordan. Designed sometime before the first eighth century, it’s one of the earliest examples of Islamic architecture within the region. Having a restricted water supply it’s probable that Qasr Kharana sustained solely temporary usage and there are totally different theories regarding the function of the castle, it may have been a fortress or a meeting place for Bedouins.


Conwy Castle

Conwy Castle was designed between 1283 and 1289 throughout King Edward I’s second campaign in North Wales. Six years later the castle was enclosed by the last native Prince of Wales. The siege lasted for many months and provides ran low. But the castle and city weren’t captured. An estimated £15,000 (the equivalent of £162 million in 2009) was spent building the castle and the town’s defences. The cost of all of his five major castles in Wales was around £60,000. The total cost to Edward for his Welsh campaigns and castle building was in the region of a third of a million pounds. More than ten times his annual income.

Bran Castle

Located in Romania, Bran Castle is usually said as “Dracula’s Castle” though Vlad Tepes never referred to as this castle his home. The castle was first used in 1378 in defence against the Ottoman Empire, and later became a customs post on the location between Transylvania and Wallachia. While Vlad Tepes, the historical figure that was used in Bram Stoker’s vampire novel, did not actually live in Bran Castle, he did spent two days locked in the dungeon while the Ottomans controlled Transylvania.