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Wales - Castell Coch

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Castell Coch (English: Red Castle) is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built on the remains of a genuine 13th-century fortification. It is situated on a steep hillside high higher upwards the hamlet of Tongwynlais, to the northward of Cardiff inwards Wales, as well as is a Grade I listed edifice equally of 28 Jan 1963. View of the castle walls Designed past times William Burges, alongside an impressively medieval appearance, working portcullis as well as drawbridge, as well as sumptuous interiors which competitor those of Cardiff Castle, it has been described equally "the nigh spectacular illustration of (that architect's) translation from High Gothic into High Victorian." View of the interior Lady Bute's Bedroom The Three Fates Chimmneypiece

Wales - Conwy Castle

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A stance of the castle's massive defensive wall too its master copy gateway (right). The outer ward of Conway Castle. Conwy Castle defended the river too the town's harbour. Conwy Castle (Medieval English: Conway Castle; Welsh: Castell Conwy) is a castle inwards Conwy, on the due north coast of Wales. It was built betwixt 1283 too 1289 [1] during King Edward I's minute crusade inwards North Wales. The 19th-century steel-box railway pair was built amongst stone battlements to help it blend inwards amongst the side yesteryear side medieval castle. Conwy replaced Deganwy Castle, an before stronghold built yesteryear Henry III that had been destroyed yesteryear Llywelyn the Last inwards 1263. A stepped ramp, at this point, led upwards to the castle's master copy gateway which had a portcullis too drawbridge. The towers of the inner ward. These had additional turrets to amend defense strength of the Royal Apartments. The outer ward which housed the Great Hall too the garris...

Snowdonia

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Snowdonia National Park Snowdonia (Welsh: Eryri) is a share inward northward Wales in addition to a national common of 838 foursquare miles (2,170 km2) inward area. It was the get-go to survive designated of the 3 National Parks inward Wales, inward 1951. View of Llyn Llydaw from Crib Goch, Snowdonia National Park Panorama of around of the Snowdon Massif including Snowdon (centre right) taken from Mynydd Mawr. The Glyderau are visible inward the distance Disused quarry well-nigh Llanberis inward the foothills of the Glyderau The Gwydir Forest lies inward an elevated position, in addition to offers views towards the Glyderau in addition to the Carneddau ranges Southern edge. Waymarked path well-nigh Llyn Barfog inward Gwynedd Rain coming inward over Llyn Cowlyd northward of Capel Curig

Koh Lipe

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Koh Lipe (Thai: เกาะหลีเป๊ะ ) is an isle inwards the Adang-Rawi Archipelago inwards the Satun Province of Thailand. Koh Lipe is a tiny isle inwards the Andaman Sea located seventy km off the southwest coast of Thailand nigh the Malaysian border. The Thai elevate is transliterated many dissimilar ways into English. The most mutual names inwards English linguistic communication are Koh Lipe, Koh Lipeh, Ko Lipey in addition to Ko Lipe. Koh Lipe is role of the Tarutao National Marine Park in addition to is straight due south of the larger islands Ko Adang in addition to Ko Rawi in addition to nigh fifty km from the isle of Tarutao. It was settled past times a ring of body of body of water gypsies originally from Malaysia, known equally the 'Chao Lei' people or likewise known equally Urak Lawoi. This isle has iv principal beaches: Sunset beach, Sunrise beach in addition to Pattaya beach. Accommodation from grass huts to air-conditioned bungalows tin go flora on these beaches. It is...