@ Sarah: I saw something recently which said that castles are going for less that an apartment in NYC...
@ Stephen: I thought it was Spanish but...
From Wiki: Naryn-Kala (Russian: Нарын-кала) is an ancient pre-Arab citadel, part of the Derbent fortress, connected to the Caspian Sea by double walls designed to block the so-called Caspian gates to the Persian state. It is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Derbent is located in the most strategically vulnerable place of the Caspian Pass, where the Greater Caucasus Mountains are closest to the sea, leaving a single narrow 3 km strip of plain. Derbent Fortress is part of a large defensive system that protected the peoples of Transcaucasia and Western Asia from invasions by nomads from the north. The system included city walls, a citadel, embankments, and the Dagh-Bary mountain wall.
From the west, the Derbent walls adjoin the Naryn-Kala citadel, which was built after the 10th century, since before that a signal fire was kindled at this place when the enemy approached. The fortress known today was built in the 6th century on the Dzhalgan ridge by order of the Persian ruler Khosrov I Anushirvan (531-579) ("Immortal in Soul") from the Sasanian dynasty.
I don't think it is too much to ask for someone to just give me a castle in Scotland or Ireland or England. I;d be an excellent caretaker because I love history, and would learn everything I could about the place if I don't know about it already, and then I could be a princess EVERY SINGLE DAY. Plus, I've been obsessed with these countries since I was little. *sigh*
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*Sigh* I don't think it is too much to ask to have my own castle with high walls to keep everyone else out.
Carcasonne? I remember seeing an image of it in a textbook and being blown away by it.
@ Sarah: I saw something recently which said that castles are going for less that an apartment in NYC...
@ Stephen: I thought it was Spanish but...
From Wiki: Naryn-Kala (Russian: Нарын-кала) is an ancient pre-Arab citadel, part of the Derbent fortress, connected to the Caspian Sea by double walls designed to block the so-called Caspian gates to the Persian state. It is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Derbent is located in the most strategically vulnerable place of the Caspian Pass, where the Greater Caucasus Mountains are closest to the sea, leaving a single narrow 3 km strip of plain. Derbent Fortress is part of a large defensive system that protected the peoples of Transcaucasia and Western Asia from invasions by nomads from the north. The system included city walls, a citadel, embankments, and the Dagh-Bary mountain wall.
From the west, the Derbent walls adjoin the Naryn-Kala citadel, which was built after the 10th century, since before that a signal fire was kindled at this place when the enemy approached. The fortress known today was built in the 6th century on the Dzhalgan ridge by order of the Persian ruler Khosrov I Anushirvan (531-579) ("Immortal in Soul") from the Sasanian dynasty.
I’m with Sarah! Although I’m not interested in any castles in Russia.
European castles do have a certain appeal right now...!
I don't think it is too much to ask for someone to just give me a castle in Scotland or Ireland or England. I;d be an excellent caretaker because I love history, and would learn everything I could about the place if I don't know about it already, and then I could be a princess EVERY SINGLE DAY. Plus, I've been obsessed with these countries since I was little. *sigh*
VV - yeah, no thanks on the Russia part for me. But Europe? Esp Ireland or the UK? HECK YES!
I'll let you know if I see anything for sale with decent schools & bookshops nearby... [lol]
Sarah, I would help with maintenance and cleaning if you’d give me a room in the castle to live in. 😊
CK - yes please! Wales only as a last resort if nothing in Scotland, Ireland, or England.
VV - absolutely! You may come live in the fotress where we can hide from people and read all day.
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