Windsor Castle, Curfew Tower
Introduction
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Windsor Castle, Curfew Tower
Image: © Graham Horn Taken: 7 Nov 2011
This is the western curtain wall of the castle, mainly rebuilt in stone, previously wood, during the reign of Henry III in the 1220s. This was in response to two sieges of the castle by the Barons in 1193 and 1216. The main tower seen here is the Curfew Tower, rebuilt in 1862 and modelled on the Tour de la Peyre in Carcasonne. The benches, for the tourists, are 20th century.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.483512
Longitude
-0.608356