Medieval History
Fanciful turrets flank the thick fortress walls. A cannon sits in the courtyard. Inside the castle in the eastern Polish town of Tykocin, there are brand-new electric ovens, modern radiators and sleek bathroom fixtures. A handful of Polish developers are completely rebuilding medieval castles to house museums, hotels or conference centers that they hope will recapture the enchantment of a time when Poland was a great European power,before centuries of occupation, warfare and foreign rule.
"Why should the Germans have their castles on the Rhine, the French their castles on the Loire, why should the Czechs have so many castles open to the visitors and why should the Poles have only ruins?" said Dariusz Lasecki, a businessman and one of two brothers rebuilding a medieval castle in Bobolice, a town near Czestochowa.
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Medieval History
Nostalgic Poles rebuild medieval castles
Fanciful turrets flank the thick fortress walls. A cannon sits in the courtyard. Inside the castle in the eastern Polish town of Tykocin, there are brand-new electric ovens, modern radiators and sleek bathroom fixtures. A handful of Polish developers are completely rebuilding medieval castles to house museums, hotels or conference centers that they hope will recapture the enchantment of a time when Poland was a great European power,before centuries of occupation, warfare and foreign rule.
"Why should the Germans have their castles on the Rhine, the French their castles on the Loire, why should the Czechs have so many castles open to the visitors and why should the Poles have only ruins?" said Dariusz Lasecki, a businessman and one of two brothers rebuilding a medieval castle in Bobolice, a town near Czestochowa.
Click here to read this article from the Washington Examiner
- Fresh Take On Medieval Castles: Series Explores Historical Sites And How They Stood Up In Times Of War
This medieval battle started centuries ago on England's Dover cliffs, but it was finished - in a manner of speaking - at an Abbotsford farm, and on a computer screen. Battle Castle is a six-part documentary series that takes viewers back to the building...
- Scotland's Graffiti Castle Stands For Conservation Debate
A graffiti project on an old Scottish castle has become more popular than expected. Should it be removed for the sake of preserving the historic building? Kelburn Castle is just like hundreds of other old Scottish castles with its quaint turrets, grand...
- Meet Helen Cassidy ? Castle Seller
Ireland is home to dozens of medieval castles which are in private hands, and in recent years many entrepreneurs have been looking to buy these properties so they can restore them and turn them into hotels or historic homes. If they are interested in...
- Kellie Meyer Reviews Castles: An Anthology
Kellie S. Meyer recently reviewed the British Library's Castles: An Anthology for Medievally Speaking: While Dicken?s Dombey and Son is not one of the books included in Castles: an Anthology, Mrs? Skewton?s medievalist rhapsody may well have been...
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View of Visegrád The territory of medieval Hungary was very rich in castles. Castles served as the centers of royal counties, and they were also the centers of noble estates. The first large wave of castle-building took place during the second half...