Yes, it surely was wonderful ! Here’s what I found in Wikipedia about the castle : The symbolism of the castle architecture may have reflected the Welsh family roots: historian Matthew Johnson has suggested that the polygonal towers were possibly designed to imitate those of Caernarfon Castle, whose architecture carries numerous allusions to the eventual return of a Roman Emperor to Wales. Historian Anthony Emery has described the resulting castle as one of the “last formidable displays of medieval defensive architecture”.
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What a castle it once would have been
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Yes, it surely was wonderful ! Here’s what I found in Wikipedia about the castle : The symbolism of the castle architecture may have reflected the Welsh family roots: historian Matthew Johnson has suggested that the polygonal towers were possibly designed to imitate those of Caernarfon Castle, whose architecture carries numerous allusions to the eventual return of a Roman Emperor to Wales. Historian Anthony Emery has described the resulting castle as one of the “last formidable displays of medieval defensive architecture”.
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Interesting . . certainly can see hints of Caernarfon in it
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