Famous Forts on hIl

You will found many forts in each part of the world but can found some forts which will amazed you because some of inside big caves, some of present in sea island, some of made his place in Guinness Book of World Records because of their hight and some of them known as a revolution of modern facilities some of them are

• Mont.Saint-Michel
• Prague castle
• palacio da pena
• The Potala Palace
• Matsumoto castle
• Hunyad Castle
• Predjama castle
• Neuschwanstein Castle

Mont Saint-Michel: Mont Saint Michel was built as a medieval castle. It has two large towers to defend the entrance to the castle. St. Michael is a surety for freedom and thus this sanctuary also became a symbol of the allied landing in Normandy during the Second World War.

It is a rocky tidal island and a commune in Normandy, France. It is located approximately one kilometre off the country's north coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. Le Mont-Saint-Michel was previously connected to the mainland via a thin natural land bridge, which before modernization was covered at high tide and revealed at low tide.In 1879, the land bridge was fortified into a true causeway. This prevented the tide from scouring the silt round the Read More,,

Prague castle: IPrague Castle is one of the largest castles in the world at about 570 meters in length and an average of about 130 meters wide. (the largest according to the Guinness Book of Records ). The castle dates back to the 9th century and was expanded several times until second half of the 18th century. The castle itself houses a complex of sights including the St. Vitus Cathedral and the St. George’s Basilica. The crown jewels of the Bohemian Kingdom are kept here.

Palacio da pena: This fort is situated at Top of the hill in Sinatra a city of Portugal.Palácio da Pena originated in 1839, when the king consort D. Fernando II acquired the 'Our Lady of Pena Monastery' ruins to adapt it to a palace. The original building, once occupied by the Jerónimos monks, dates from 1503. The main facade of the convent was kept and so was the church and cloister, whose galleries are covered with tiles placed there around 1520. most visited national monument in Portugal is furnished with pieces of the period and the visitor can enjoy wonderful views of the surrounding areas from the verandas.

The Potala Palace: The Potala Palace,is located in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. The Potala Palace winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The building measures 400 metres east-west and 350 metres north-south, with sloping stone walls averaging 3 m. thick, and 5 m. (more than 16 ft) thick at the base, and with copper poured into the foundations to help proof it against earthquakes.[2] Thirteen stories of buildings – containing over 1,000 rooms, 10,000 shrines and about 200,000 statues – soar 117 metres (384 ft) on top of Marpo Ri, the "Red Hill", rising more than 300 m (about 1,000 ft) in total above the valley floor.

Matsumoto castle: Matsumoto Castle (Matsumotojo) is one of the most complete and beautiful among Japan's original castles. It is also a good example of a so called "hirajiro", a castle built on the plain rather than on a hill or mountain. Matsumotojo's castle tower and smaller, second turret were built from 1592 to 1614 and were both well defended, as peace was not yet fully secured at the time. In 1635, when no more military threats existed, a third, barely defended turret for moon viewing was added to the castle.

Hunyad Castle: Anjou family built the castle on the older Roman fortifications in 1320. This castle is exactly the place where Vlad III of the Wallachian empire (we all know him as Dracula) was held as a prisoner for long 7 years. This castle used to be a defensive structure and remains to be one of the most evident symbols of the Middle Ages. The castle is situated in present-day Hunedoara - a city in Romania. The castle looks incredible and a bit frightening, it is so dark here that I can easily imagine Dracula wondering somewhere near You.Hunyad Castle Huniazilor or Castelul Corvineştilor, Hungarian: Vajdahunyad vára) is a castle in present-day Hunedoara, Romania. After 1541 it was part of Principality of Transylvania.

Predjama castle : Castle was first mentioned in year 1274, then named Luegg, when Aquileian patriarchs built the castle in gothic style. The castle was built under a natural rocky arch high in the stone wall to make access to it difficult. Predjama castle, hidden deep in the Slovenian mountains, is a medieval fortress built into a huge cave, the explosed mouth of a underground system that extends for kilometres. The cave was utlitised by a robber baron from centuries ago to become his stronghold. Just 10 kilometres from Postojna Cave stands one of the most picturesque wonders of human history: Predjama Castle. For more than 700 years it has perched proudly on its 123-metre cliff: powerful, defiant and impregnable – the perfect hideout for the bold, headstrong and rebellious knight Erazem of Predjama, a “robber baron” who is the subject of a romantic and beautiful legend.

Neuschwanstein Castle: Neuschwanstein Castle, royal palace in the Bavarian Alps of Germany, the most famous of three royal palaces built for Louis II of Bavaria, sometimes referred to as Mad King Ludwig, who grew up nearby at Hohenschwangau Castle. Seven weeks after the death of King Ludwig II in 1886, Neuschwanstein was opened to the public. The shy king had built the castle in order to withdraw from public life - now vast numbers of people came to view his private refuge.

The castle was equipped with all kinds of technical conveniences which were very modern, if not to say revolutionary at that time. Running water on all floors. The spring which supplied the castle with excellent drinking water was located 200 meters above the castle. There were toilets equipped with automatic flushing on every floor. A warm air heating system for the entire building. A hot water system for the kitchen and the bath.