Places of Interest

[MalcC]

i thought it may be an idea to post places of historical or general interest.
Buildings, Castles, Palaces, Museums that may be near where you live of perhaps somewhere you've visited on holiday.

I'll kick of one for any Star Wars fans, as I may be the first planeteer to go off planet.

Princess Amidala's Palace on the Planet Naboo.

I'm sure some of you may have visited here and recognized it as The Palace de Espania in Seville, built in 1928

Malc

 

[MalcC]

And one for the Game of Thrones fans.

The Port at Kings Landing.
Dubrovnik, Croatia.

A fascinating place to visit if you get the chance.

Malc

 

[Rich Sculpts]

We have a modest country residence just down the road from us.

Herstmonceux Castle - East Sussex

 

[MalcC]

Rich

That looks impressive, thanks for posting.

Malc

 

[MalcC]

continuing on the Game of Thrones theme. Here is the Royal Palace in Seville, which doubles for Dorne in the series.
I'm told filming will resume there shortly for series 7. The Palace and gardens were very impressive, the only downside to my visit was the temperature.
44c phew...... thankfully a nice ice cold beer came to my rescue.

Malc

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

I thought this thread was supposed to be local!

However, this is my humble offering.

Queen Elizabeth 1st, Hunting lodge! With a handy pub right next door! ...... Superb.

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Otherwise its just 'Earth Works', and the odd 'Motte & Bailey'.

Mark.

 

[martin tabony]

We've got a wall

 

[Mirofsoft]

And the castle in the serie Merlin
Chateau de Pierrefond ( France )

 

[MalcC]

I thought this thread was supposed to be local!

However, this is my humble offering.

Queen Elizabeth 1st, Hunting lodge! With a handy pub right next door! ...... Superb.

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Otherwise its just 'Earth Works', and the odd 'Motte & Bailey'.

Mark.

Hi Mark

I did state local or a holiday visit.

Malc

 

[mick3272]

We've got a wall

Just goes to show you can't trust those Italian builders.
Spent a week a few years ago walking from the solway firth to Walls end and most of it had fallen down.
mick

 

[jai]

my beautiful place is My Valley ...

you can see here ... http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/around-the-world.74490/
and maybe bring together threads

 

[jai]

Teotihuacan: the pyramids of the sun and moon...FANTASTIC

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Hi Mark

I did state local or a holiday visit.

Malc

So you did! ...

Crikey! where do I begin? .. this has got me thinking as too which site blew me away! .. Not easy!

Mark.

 

[MalcC]

So you did! ...

Crikey! where do I begin? .. this has got me thinking as too which site blew me away! .. Not easy!

Mark.

Mark

You could say Seville was local to me at the time.

Malc

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Mark

You could say Seville was local to me at the time.

Malc

This is difficult. Yes the , the Colosseum, Kourion, Mayan temples, Etruscan tombs! and untold amount of castle's, all over the place. All have there place in my memory.

I suppose, 'Spinalonga', (The Leper island colony) off Crete! was the most eye opening! Open graves etc. Granted it has all changed now, but by 'Eck', this sight has always stayed with me!

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Regards,

Mark.

 

[peedee]

Nice thread Malc.

There are so many places I have fallen in love with.
Here are just three you may not know and all castles.

Beaumaris Castle South East Anglesey.
The last of Edwards North Wales Defensive fortresses and fated to be incomplete at his death it is a mini marvel of design and very pretty in it's moated setting

Beeston Castle Cheshire.

Set on a huge outcrop of rock in the middle of the West Cheshire plain this fortress was designed by one the great castle builders in the style of rhe crusader forts of Syria, ( like Krak Chevalier ?) with banded stone to make it more visible from a distance.
A gorge was cut across the top of rhe rock to form an unbeatable dry moat.

Dunottar Castle, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire,
This needs little explanation...just a wonderful and
imposing setting

 

[martin tabony]

Just goes to show you can't trust those Italian builders.
Spent a week a few years ago walking from the solway firth to Walls end and most of it had fallen down.
mick

It didn't so much fall, more like it was pinched. A surprising amount of local farm buildings have latin inscriptions. I used to walk past a Roman temple on my way to school. right in the middle of a housing estate.

 

[martin tabony]

Bamburgh, pronounced "Bambara".

 

[martin tabony]

For anyone who likes Vikings or good music. Lindisfarne

 

[martin tabony]

Mustn't forget Alnwick (pronounced "Anick") Castle. for all the Harry Potter/Downton Abbey fans