Castles

NOTES: The palace was built for the Duke of Urbino, Federico da Montefeltro, between 1444 and 1472. Luciano Laurana from Dalmatia was appointed chief architect in 1468. The Duomo, also commissioned by the Duke, was designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini but was not completed until 1604.

NOTES: This palace was built for the Duke of Urbino, Federico da Montefeltro, between 1444 and 1472. Luciano Laurana from Dalmatia was appointed chief architect in 1468.

NOTES; Located close to the border of Lebanon, this fortress was the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades. It was expanded between 1150 and 1250.

NOTES: Founded in 1120 around a Norman gate tower, this castle was significantly enlarged in the 13th century. It was lavishly turned into a palace fortress designed in Perpendicular style by John of Gaunt in the late 14th century while Tudor additions were made by the Earl of Leicester in the 1570s.

SOURCE: William Beattie. Castles and abbeys of England (London: George Virtue, 1851), opposite p. 211 NOTES: Founded in 1120 around a Norman gate tower, this castle was significantly enlarged in the 13th century. It was lavishly turned into a palace fortress designed in Perpendicular style by John of Gaunt in the late 14th century while Tudor additions were made by the Earl of Leicester in the 1570s.

SOURCE: Samuel Buck. Views. 10th set. Cornwall & Devon (London, 1735), plate 21