With their thick partitions and iron-clad home windows, many of the world’s stunning castles had been initially constructed to maintain enemies at bay and to accommodate and defend royal rulers and members of the the Aristocracy. Medieval warfare was a factor of the previous, although, when stunning castles began to seem in America. These extravagant constructions had been constructed not as fortresses or royal residences however as temples to wealth and energy—typically by American royalty, together with enterprise magnates similar to writer William Randolph Hearst, railroad baron Jay Gould, and the members of the Vanderbilt household. In the present day, some are positioned removed from civilization, whereas others are in the course of cities. They vary from stately manors to grand civic buildings. Castles within the US could not have as lengthy a historical past as the attractive castles of Europe, however their tales may be simply as fascinating. Right here, AD rounds up 18 of essentially the most stunning castles throughout the nation.
