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A place to share cool castles!

Post images or any other content relating to castles, chΓ’teaux, palaces, towers, keeps, fortresses, and follies. The following content is encouraged but not required:

More than just images are welcome. Only real rule is that content must refer to a real-life structure, so please no fantasy/fictional castles! Reasonable exceptions include media showcasing period life and technology that somehow relates to castles.

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[–] allen099@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If looks like the Windows XP background, but with a tower 😁

[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

For a second, I thought it was generated. Field and clouds looked to picturesque, and the castle has very unusual dimensions in my limited knowledge of castles.

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think we used that exact image to learn photo manipulation in school.

[–] MellowSnow@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Ha yeah, that was my first thought. This is the quintessential sample image for seam carving.

[–] kenoh@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

I love it. We should do Folly Friday!

[–] thantik@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Worchestershesehseheshser shire sschausshh

[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Synthuir@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

… It’s only a model

[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

What folly!

[–] tartan@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

That is a fantastic photo. Well done

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 0 points 7 months ago

Who's the broad?