Hidden deep within a forested valley in Germany stands one of the most remarkable castles in Europe. Eltz Castle looks like something straight out of a fairy tale, with tall towers, wooden balconies, ...

TYKOCIN, PolandTYKOCIN, Poland — 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 ...

The painting - made up of an outlined masonry pattern with a central flower and stem motif - had been covered over. The post ...

For centuries, medieval castles – hulking, isolated triumphs of masonry – have held a special place in the Western imagination, evoking at once a sense of history, fantasy, war and romance. They are ...

Germany's Neushwanstein is a textbook-like example of 19th-century Romanticism. In 1869, King Ludwig began building his medieval fantasy on the hilltop not for defensive reasons, but because he liked ...

A group of 40 architects in Burgundy, France, is working on a project to build a castle called ' Château de Guédelon ' using medieval techniques and materials. The Château de Gedrun in northern ...

A 700-year-old medieval wall painting has been discovered during renovations of a castle. The painting, which experts believe ...

The construction of Guédelon about 100 miles southeast of Paris has already been underway for 15 years, yet workers are proud about how long it’s taking. That’s because you don’t build a medieval ...

An early-medieval castle in the Lake District area of England with a royal history and a dramatic tower hit the market last week for £9.5 million (US$11.99 million). Appleby Castle, as it’s known, is ...