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Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the World. It has stood 100 foot above the River Thames for more than 900 years and is today the favourite home of Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal family. The castle contains about 1,000 rooms and occupies over of 13 acres of land.

Windsor Castle Turret at night

First constructed as a Wooden Motte and Bailey castle by William the Conqueror. In 1649 a parliament bill, proposed to demolish Windsor Castle, but fortunately was defeated by one single vote. It was then neglected and declared inhabitable before being transformed into a luxurious palace as seen today. It has since survived two World Wars but was then very nearly destroyed by an accidental fire in 1992

Windsor Castle Fire - BBC news
Photograph - BBC News Website

Despite countless additions and alterations the outer walls and the central mound of the castle are still in the same position as those of the original castle built by William the Conqueror. It was considered a day's march from the Tower of London and was initially designed to guard the western approaches to London the capital of England.

When the Queen is in residence the Round Tower proudly displays the Royal Standard Flag, when she is not in residence, it is replaced with the Union Flag, sometimes this goes up and down five or six times a day.

Windsor Castle consists of three "wards" - the upper ward , the middle ward and the lower ward.

The lower ward houses St. George's Chapel

The upper ward contains the royal apartments and grand state rooms

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The Middle Ward is actually the round tower which is built in the form of an amphitheatre, on the highest part of the mount, and has just recently reopened to tourists after 40 years.

The Round Tower consists of the Guard Chamber, the Dining Room, the Dressing Room and the Bed Chamber

The Upper Ward consists of the Royal Apartments, Queen's Guard Chamber, Queen's Presence Chamber, Queen's Audience Chamber, Ball Room, Queen's Drawing Room, Queen's Bed Chamber
Room of Beauties, The Queen's Dressing Room, Queen Elizabeth's Gallery (The Picture Gallery), China Closet, King's Closet, the King's Dressing Room, the King's Bed Chamber, the King's Drawing Room, the King's Public Dining Room, the King's Audience Chamber, the King's Presence Chamber, the King's Guard Chamber, St . George's Hall and St George's or the King's Chapel.

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