Windsor Castle facts for kids
Windsor Castle is the largest inhabited castle in the world. It is in Windsor, Berkshire, England. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom lives there for part of the year. The castle was built in the 11th century by William the Conqueror as a motte-and-bailey castle for the protection of England; it has been expanded and rebuilt many times. It was a military headquarters during the English Civil War. In 1992, there was a fire at the castle.
Windsor Castle is near the River Thames.
Images for kids
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Plan of Windsor Castle. Key: A: The Round Tower, B: The Upper Ward, The Quadrangle, C: The State Apartments, D: Private Apartments, E: South Wing, F: Lower Ward, G: St George's Chapel, H: Horseshoe Cloister, K: King Henry VIII Gate, L: The Long Walk, M: Norman Gate, N: North Terrace, O: Edward III Tower, T: The Curfew Tower
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The Lower Ward, (l to r) St George's Chapel, the Lady Chapel, the Round Tower, the lodgings of the Military Knights, and the residence of the Governor of the Military Knights
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The Round Tower in the Middle Ward, built by Henry II and remodelled in the 19th century
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The Curfew Tower, part of the Lower Ward, built under Henry III and remodelled in the 19th century
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The Norman Gate, built by Edward III and remodelled in the 19th century
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A reconstruction of the St George's Hall range built by Edward III: (l to r) the Spicerie Gatehouse, the chapel, the hall, the Kitchen Gatehouse
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St George's Chapel, begun in 1475 by Edward IV
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The Henry VIII gateway in the Lower Ward
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Windsor Castle in the 1670s from across the River Thames, showing the North Terrace (left) built by Elizabeth I in the 16th century and the steep, protective ground to the north of the castle
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A bird's-eye view of Windsor Castle in 1658, by Wenceslas Hollar, shown before Hugh May's reconstruction of the Upper Ward
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The North Terrace at sunset c. 1790, by Paul Sandby
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A unicorn, one of four Queen's Beasts carved by Ben Harms and Ray Gonzalez to replace carvings destroyed in the 1992 fire
See also
In Spanish: Castillo de Windsor para niños