A munkácsi vár (ukránul Замок Паланок [Zamok Palanok], németül Burg Palanok, vagyis Palánkai vár) Kárpátalja legnevezetesebb, legszebb történelmi műemléke, amely fontos szerepet játszott a magyar történelemben.. A vár nagy jelentőséggel bírt a Habsburg-ellenes mozgalmak korában. Zrínyi Ilona vezetése alatt, az 1685–1688 közötti években hősiesen ...

A vár a 13. század végén vagy a 14. század elején keletkezhetett, amikor a hatalmas Konth család birtoka volt. 1271-ből származik két oklevél is, amelyben a Szalók nemzetség birtokmegosztásával foglalkozva szerepel a "Tikolföld a Várad erdővel" megjelölés. Ez arra utal, hogy valószínűleg ekkor már áll Bátorkő vára.

Political appointments. Most baronesses and lords-in-waiting serve as government whips in the House of Lords. Being members of the government, they are appointed by the sovereign on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and invariably relinquish their position when there is a change of government.. Currently, there are four lords and baronesses-in-waiting who serve as …

Balmoral Castle (/ b æ l ˈ m ɒr əl /) is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family.It is near the village of Crathie, 9 miles (14 km) west of Ballater and 50 miles (80 km) west of Aberdeen.. The estate and its original castle were bought from the Farquharson family in 1852 by Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria.

Origins. The origins of the Gravensteen date to the reign of Arnulf I (890–965). The site, which sat between two branches of the river Lys, was first fortified around 1000, initially in wood and later in stone.This was soon transformed into a motte-and-bailey castle which burnt down in around 1176.. The current castle dates to 1180 and was built by Philip of Alsace (1143–1191) on …

The Royal Castle in Warsaw (Polish: Zamek Królewski w Warszawie) is a state museum and a national historical monument, which formerly served as the official royal residence of several Polish monarchs.The personal offices of the king and the administrative offices of the royal court were located in the Castle from the 16th century until the final partition of Poland in 1795.

Aoba Castle (青葉 城, Aoba-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, daimyō of Sendai Domain.The castle was also known as Sendai-jō (仙台城) or as Gojō-rō (五城楼).In 2003, the castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site.

Highcliffe Castle, situated on the cliffs at Highcliffe, Dorset, was built between 1831 and 1835 by Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay in a Gothic Revival style near the site of High Cliff House, a Georgian Mansion designed for the 3rd Earl of Bute (a founder of Kew Gardens) with the gardens laid out by Capability Brown. The design, by William Donthorne, a founder member of …

Vasárnap a nagy szélben ismét kigyulladt a vár, de hamar eloltották. Ekkor a nagy tanácsterem mennyezete szakadt be, miután egy falat a szél rádöntött. Itt több száz éves bútorok voltak. Az alsóvárat, a középső-várban a Rákóczi-traktust és a Franciska-gyűjteményt, a kripta és a kápolna belső tereit nem érintette a ...

Saint George's Castle (Portuguese: Castelo de São Jorge; Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃˈtɛlu dɨ sɐ̃w̃ ˈʒɔɾʒ(ɨ)]) is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior.Human occupation of the castle hill dates to at least the 8th century BC while the first fortifications built date from the 1st century BC.