
Windsor Castle, Windsor, UK
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N 51° 29.039 W 000° 36.322
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Quick Description: Windsor Castle Near to London UK
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 9/5/2007 7:40:51 AM
Waymark Code: WM250G
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Long Description:Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is
the largest inhabited castle in the world and, dating back to the
time of William the Conqueror, is the oldest in continuous
occupation. The castle's floor area is approximately 45,000 square
metres (about 484,000 square feet).[1]
Together with Buckingham Palace in London and Holyrood Palace in
Edinburgh, it is one of the principal official residences of the
British monarch. Queen Elizabeth II spends many weekends of the
year at the castle, using it for both state and private
entertaining.
Most of the kings and queens of England have had a direct
influence on the construction and evolution of the castle, which
has been their garrison fortress, home, official palace, and
sometimes their prison. The castle's history and that of the
British monarchy are inextricably linked. Chronologically the
history of the castle can be traced through the reigns of the
monarchs who have occupied it. When the country has been at peace,
the castle has been expanded by the additions of large and grand
apartments; when the country has been at war, the castle has been
more heavily fortified. This pattern has continued to the present
day.
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