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Morioka Castle in Iwate Prefecture, Japan was built in 1633, during the Edo Period. The castle's tenshi burned down only one year after its completion, and was never rebuilt. The castle's structures were dismantled in the late 19th Century...

Kumamoto Castle keep, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, September 2025. Originally built in the 17th century, the main keep of Kumamoto Castle was burned down during the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877. The...

The Montreal Castle (Al-Shaubak) in Jordan was a Crusader castle built by Baldwin I, king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1115 CE. The castle protected the caravan routes from Damascus to Egypt.

The Ariake Sea and Yushima at Hara Castle, photograph by Matthew Allison, 4 October 2025. Hara Castle, Minamishimabara, sits on the coastline of the Ariake Sea, as photographed above. It was along this shoreline that the rebels of the Shimabara...

Kidwelly Castle in Dyfed, Wales was first built as a wooden fortification in 1102 CE, by the Normans who had just arrived in modern-day Wales. The stone castle was built by the 1280s CE. This gif shows a reconstruction of the castle as...

Fortifications of Kumamoto Castle, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, September 2025. First established in 1467 by Ideta Hidenobu, the castle and its fortifications were expanded over the centuries...

Fortifications at the site of Kumamoto Castle were first established in 1467, and the castle keep was expanded considerably over the following years. It gained a reputation of impregnability due to its extensive defenses. The castle was demolished...

Stone ramparts of the inner ward at Hara Castle, photograph by Matthew Allison, 4 October 2025. Unlike much of Hara Castle at the end of the Shimabara Rebellion, the ishigaki (stone ramparts) that form the foundation of the inner ward were...

Newark Castle in Nottinghamshire, England. The castle was founded in the 12th Century CE. King John of England (r. 1199-1216 CE) died of dysentery in Newark Castle on 18 October, 1216 CE.

Wolvesey Castle in Winchester, Hampshire, England. Wolvesey Castle was built in 1141 by Bishop Henry of Blois (c. 1096 – 1171 CE), the brother of King Stephen of England (r. 1135 - 1154 CE). The castle was the setting of the Rout of Winchester...