Windsor Castle

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WINDSOR CASTLE - 'the most romantic castle that is in the world', according to the I7th-century diarist Sámuel Pepys - is one of the oldest royal residences still in use. For over 900 years, from its memorable hill-top site above the Thames Valley, it has been a potent symbol of
the monarchy.
Built by William the Conqueror within what was a royal hunting forest
(now Windsor Great Park) after the Norman Conquest of 1066, Windsor Castle has been successively enlarged, adapted and rebuilt by monarchs from Henry 11 to Queen Elizabeth 11. Their legacy can be seen
throughout the Castle, from the late medieval St George's Chapel to the Tudor houses of the Lower Ward, from Charles II's baroque remodelling of
the state apartments to the exquisite Gothic interiors of the semi-state rooms, rebuilt for George IV The fire of 1992 gave the Castle a new legacy, including the superb new interior to the historic St George's Hall, and most recently the Jubilee Garden has been added, to... Tovább

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WINDSOR CASTLE - 'the most romantic castle that is in the world', according to the I7th-century diarist Sámuel Pepys - is one of the oldest royal residences still in use. For over 900 years, from its memorable hill-top site above the Thames Valley, it has been a potent symbol of
the monarchy.
Built by William the Conqueror within what was a royal hunting forest
(now Windsor Great Park) after the Norman Conquest of 1066, Windsor Castle has been successively enlarged, adapted and rebuilt by monarchs from Henry 11 to Queen Elizabeth 11. Their legacy can be seen
throughout the Castle, from the late medieval St George's Chapel to the Tudor houses of the Lower Ward, from Charles II's baroque remodelling of
the state apartments to the exquisite Gothic interiors of the semi-state rooms, rebuilt for George IV The fire of 1992 gave the Castle a new legacy, including the superb new interior to the historic St George's Hall, and most recently the Jubilee Garden has been added, to celebrate the Golden Jubilee
of Her Majesty The Queen.
The Queen and other members of the Royal Family continue to spend most of their priváté weekends at Windsor Castle, and it remains an important venue for ceremóniái visits from heads of state of other countries. It is alsó
home to somé of the greatest paintings and works of art in the Royal Collection, which are displayed throughout the Castle's splendid interiors.
WITH PLANS OF THE CASTLE, AND OVER 170 COLOURILLUSTRATIONS Vissza