Castles

Castles I've seen in my travels

Old castle in Gruyere (Gruyères), Switzerland I took this photo in 2007, with my first digital camera a canon PS, during a one day trip to Gruyere - it was a rainy, cloudy, dark day. It's a beautiful medieval town, where they make the famous swiss cheese.
Medieval Castle
Meersburg on Lake Constance, Germany

The Connaught Building is a historic office building in Ottawa, Canada, owned by Public Works and Government Services Canada.
Germany-Bavaria (Bayern) - January
Friedrichshafen castle
Friedrichshafen castle at sunset

Boldt Castle on Heart Island, Thousand Lakes
June 7, 2010 Heart Island (NY state) is one of the more than 1000 islands on St. Laurence River. This is the place where actually the Boldt castel was build. Everything you see is part of the castle. The yesterday's photo only represents the "power house" :) (far right) *** Click on the image to view it larger. From wikipedia: George Boldt, proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City and owner of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, and his family for several summers enjoyed an earlier frame cottage on Hart Island (the original name) which they greatly expanded. In 1900 the Boldts launched an ambitious construction campaign to build a huge masonry structure, one of the largest private homes in America. The construction of Boldt Castle ceased abruptly in early 1904 after the death of Boldt's wife, Louise Kehrer Boldt. For 73 years, the castle and other stone structures were left exposed to the harsh winter weather and occasional vandals. The Thousand Islands Bridge Authority acquired Heart Island and the nearby yacht house in 1977, for one dollar, under the agreement that all revenues obtained from the castle operation would be applied towards restoration, so that the island would be preserved for the enjoyment of future generations. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boldt_Castle St Lawrence River

Breakfast room at Gala Dali's Castle in Púbol, Catalonia, Spain. - The Gala Dalí Castle in Púbol, open to the public since 1996, allows visitors to discover a medieval building in which Salvador Dalí lent material form to an exuberant creative effort with his mind set on one person, Gala.
Stone carved ornaments
Langenargen, architectural detail (XX)
March 28, 2011 Castle Gala Dalí, Púbol, Spain Because Duane had the photo about Gala and Dali's museum in Figueres yesterday, I thought to bring to your attention this other one museum - the castle Dali bought for her and where she was also buried in 1989 * The photo shows her portrait, above her favorite chair. More images from Pubol village and castle can be seen here (it opens in a separate window): http://allbiz.smugmug.com/Travel/Europe/Pubol-Catalonia/14552660_KuZwt#1231342757_8nur9

Lorelei Castle on the Rhine Valley According to German legend, there was once a beautiful young maiden, named Lorelei, who threw herself headlong into the river in despair over a faithless lover. Upon her death she was transformed into a siren and could from that time on be heard singing on a rock along the Rhine River, near St. Goar. Her hypnotic music lured sailors to their death. The legend is based on an echoing rock with that name near Sankt Goarshausen, Germany "Lorelei" Encyclopedia Mythica. http://www.pantheon.org/articles/l/lorelei.html
Travel Germany, Langenargen

4 June 09 Reflection of Eze village on a window of the medieval castle - South of France, Côte d'Azur - Eze, Côte d'Azur (French Riviera)
Chichen Itza - Temple of Kukulkan (the Maya name for Quetzalcoatl), often referred to as "El Castillo" (the castle). Chichen Itza Mexico, Yucatan

Kukulkan Pyramid, the main pyramid at Chichen Itza, the Mayan Mexican site Sorry I haven't posted for fe days, but I've been very busy with my business and didn't have the time to choose and edit any photos...
Kukulkan Pyramid, Chichen Itza Mexico, Yucatan