Castle Firms

Upon first glance at the magnificent fortress above Oman's Al-Batinah plain, you might notice its rather irregular shape.

Surrounded by manicured formal gardens, Château de Chenonceau appears as though it’s elegantly floating over the reflective Cher River.

Emperor Fasilides commanded the construction of the imposing fortress-city in 1636 after he broke from tradition and founded the new capital city of Gondar

According to written records found at the Zobor Abbey, this Romanesque castle might have first been built as a wooden fort as early as 1113.

The origins of Matsumoto Castle date back to 1504, when the Ogasawara clan started to build a fort to fend off invaders.

Construction of this austere fortress on the Mediterranean Sea began in 1477 after Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay learned of Ottoman troops advancing toward Alexandria.

Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle is the only castle within North America to ever house actual sovereigns.

Taken by the enchanting Bucegi Mountains, King Carol I commissioned the construction of a neo-Renaissance–style castle in the quaint village of Sinaia during the 1860s.