Windsor Castle, parts of which date back to the 11th century, is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. The castle is notable for its long association with the British royal family and for its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I, it has been used by succeeding monarchs and it is the longest-occupied palace in EuropeThe castle includes the 15th-century St George’s Chapel, considered by historian John Robinson to be “one of the supreme achievements of English Perpendicular Gothic” design.More than five hundred people live and work in Windsor Castle.At the heart of Windsor Castle is the Middle Ward, a bailey formed around the motte or artificial hill in the centre of the ward.
The western entrance to the Middle Ward is now open, and a gateway leads north from the ward onto the North Terrace.The eastern exit from the ward is guarded by the Norman Gatehouse.This gatehouse, which in fact dates from the 14th century, is heavily vaulted and decorated with carvings, including surviving medieval lion masks, traditional symbols of majesty, to form an impressive entrance to the Upper Ward.Wyattville redesigned the exterior of the gatehouse, and the interior was later heavily converted in the 19th century for residential use.
When I first went inside Buckingham Palace it was the year that Windsor had a fire so Her Majesty was trying to raise funds to restore the castle. We donated to the beautiful cause by purchasing some crystal goblets from the royal family. Windsor is truly beautiful…
This castle is truly amazing and i hope that they will raise enough money to restore it.
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Greetings from Australia,
Lovely photograph, the composition and colours together with the HDR effect are excellent. Great work…………and by the way “Your work is special”.
Greeting my friend.Glad you like the picture, but unfortunatelly i didn’t take it.On the other hand, i have to say YOUR work is amazing.
Dear Cristi, I like you already, you are both honest and humble. Also thank you kindly for such lovely remarks, you honour me greatly, so for that I sincerely thank you. I’m glad that you enjoyed my photography. I try and photograph things that I’m passionate about which is basically landscapes (I love nature) and cities and towns that reflect the traditions of the countries that I’m visiting. I will be shortly posting some beautiful photographs about Australia in the next few weeks. I also look forward to going through your blog. Take great care my friend.
God bless