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    Pala Castle (Italian: Torre di Pala) is a tower in the municipality of San Vittore of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage...
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    A palas (German: [ˈpaːlas]) is a German term for the imposing or prestigious building of a medieval Pfalz or castle that contained the great hall. Such...
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    near Berg Castle. At the time of King Ludwig's death, the palace was far from complete. The external structures of the Gatehouse and the Palas were mostly...
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    The Pāla Empire (r. 750–1161 CE) was an imperial power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Bengal...
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  • Look up Palas or palas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A palas is that part of a medieval imperial palace or castle which contains the great hall...
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    (1138–1254); reconstruction of the Palas as well as various modifications and additions in the late medieval centuries. The castle lost its importance after the...
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    This list includes castles and fortresses in Switzerland. Entries list the name and location of the castle, fortress or ruins in each Canton in Switzerland...
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    Wartburg (redirect from Wartburg castle)
    work was done after the castle had been damaged in a fire caused by lightning in 1317 or 1318. A chapel was added to the Palas.: 15, 18  The Wartburg remained...
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    inscribed stone tablet on the palas commemorates his rebuilding of the castle. During the War of the Palatine Succession, the castle was decisively destroyed...
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    gothic castle comprises the main castle with the inner courtyard and five outer courtyards. The outermost point of the main castle is the Palas with the...
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    (Heinrich der Reiche) constructed the late-Romanesque main building (palas) of the castle between 1220 and 1230. In 1255, the Countship of Nassau was divided...
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    with battlements, to close the gap between the Palas and the Landvogt's residence and protect the castle from cannon bombardment from the Goffersberg....
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    Rötteln Castle (German: Burg Rötteln), located above the Lörrach suburb of Haagen [de], lies in the extreme southwest corner of the German state of Baden-Württemberg...
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    well-preserved medieval castle. The city is the birthplace of painter Giorgione, whose house still exists; in a chapel of the city's cathedral, the Pala di Castelfranco...
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    Miramare Castle (Italian: Castello di Miramare; Slovene: Grad Miramar; German: Schloss Miramar; Spanish: Castillo de Miramar) is a 19th-century castle direct...
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    Inner bailey (redirect from Main castle)
    lord and his family, e.g. the great hall, the palas, the tower house and the keep or bergfried. The castle well or cistern was usually found in the inner...
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    palas is pierced on the ground floor by three large pointed arches whose actual function remains a puzzle. In its last phase of expansion, the castle...
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    The Wolfsburg is a medieval lowland and water castle in North Germany that was first mentioned in the records in 1302, but has since been turned into a...
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    Wandernadel. Foundation walls of the palas (left) and inner castle (right) with the Wurmberg behind Information board by the castle ruins with checkpoint 41 of...
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    the palas was remodelled in the Renaissance style, while the rest of the castle was demolished or left to decay. During the 19th century, the castle keep...
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    century. The castle was surrounded by a thick defensive wall with embrasures and battlement walks (Wehrgänge). Within the wall was the Palas and other residential...
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    Bohemia. Large parts of the castle have survived or been rebuilt, including the bergfried, palas and castle walls. The castle was built in 1316 for King...
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    Rothesay (/ˈrɒθsi/ ROTH-see; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Bhòid [ˈpalə ˈvɔːtʲ]) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and...
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    de Suarna) Castle of Pambre, (Palas de Rei) Castle of Penas, (Monterroso) Castle of Peñaflor, (Riotorto) Castle of Saavedra, (Begonte) Castle of Sarria...
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  • Bellevue Palace (Turkey), a former hotel in Ankara (also known as Belvü Palas) Hotel Bellevue Palace, a luxury hotel in Berne, Switzerland This disambiguation...
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    later Duke William I started to extend the castle in 1340, the palas at Nideggen being one of the largest castle halls built in the Rhineland. In the late...
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    Waleran III of Limburg. As count Engelbert II of Berg he built the palas of Burg castle 1218–1225. Engelbert was a very powerful man, not only archbishop...
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    is among the largest surviving medieval castle complexes in Switzerland, consisting of a bergfried and palas with additional residential and economic...
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    preserved schloss still has the character of a castle, with many medieval details. For example, the original palas has survived in entirety, as has the bergfried...
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    already been moved by 1615, however. Originally the castle chapel was clearly on the ground floor of the palas next to the later gatekeeper's room. A small Gothic...
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