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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : TRONE ROOM OF CHAMBORD. THE ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP THIS ROOM WERE KEPT IN THE CASTLE'S RESERVES AND WERE PUT BACK IN PLACE IN 2013 ACCORDING TO THE OLD PHOTOGRAPHS. THE THRONE OF COUNT CLAUDE HENRY DE CHAMBORD IS GILDED WOOD AND VELVET EMBROIDERED WITH GOLD THREADS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. LOIR-ET-CHER (41) LOIRE VALLEY. BLOIS CASTLE. THE HELOCOIDAL STAIRCASE IN THE FRANCOIS I WING IS THE CASTLE'S MOST FAMOUS AND MOST EMBLEMATIC ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. LOIR-ET-CHER (41) LOIRE VALLEY. BLOIS CASTLE. THE HELOCOIDAL STAIRCASE IN THE FRANCOIS I WING IS THE CASTLE'S MOST FAMOUS AND MOST EMBLEMATIC ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF BLOIS : ON THE GROUND FLOOR, THE ARCHITECTURE ROOMS, FORMER KITCHENS OF THE FRANCOIS 1ER WING, HOUSES ORIGINAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURES OF THE CASTLE'S VARIOUS WINGS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UK: Large Fire Breaks Out At Walleys Quarry Landfill Site In Newcastle

A huge fire broke out at Walleys Quarry Landfill site in New Castle's Silverdale on Sunday, August 4. The fire was reported just before 10:00 p.m. and residents were advised to close their windows as a precautionary measure.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A roof of Shuri Castle's main hall, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, is on public display on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A roof of Shuri Castle's main hall, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, is on public display on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A roof of Shuri Castle's main hall, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, is on public display on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A roof of Shuri Castle's main hall, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, is on public display on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Illumination event starts at Kochi Castle

KOCHI, Japan - An 11-meter-tall object, erected around Kochi Castle's keep in the city of Kochi, Japan, lights up the night on Dec. 12, 2014, during a three-day illumination event that started the same day.

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Virtual-reality image of Akashi Castle keep illuminated

KOBE, Japan - A virtual-reality image of Akashi Castle's keep (L) is illuminated by LEDs in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct.7, 2014, as a prelude to the 400th anniversary of its construction in 1619 by feudal lord Ogasawara Tadazane. A stone keep base remains but no keep was constructed.

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Koriyama Castle found to have had tower 15-20m high

OSAKA, Japan - The foundation stones of Koriyama Castle's main keep in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, are seen on Sept. 12, 2014. The city's education board announced the same day that the castle, used as the residence of Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, had a castle tower as high as 15 to 20 meters.

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Crown Prince sees Nagoya Castle's palace

NAGOYA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) observes the Nagoya Castle's Hommaru Palace undergoing reconstruction in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 10, 2014. The palace was burnt down during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park

HIROSAKI, Japan - Visitors look at cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on April 28, 2014, before the start of a 10-year project to repair Hirosaki Castle's stone walls from this fall.

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Contributors to Kumamoto Castle reconstruction to be given free passport

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo shows a certificate (top) and a sample of a name plate (below) the Kumamoto municipality will give to those who contribute to the reconstruction of Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, a major castle in Japan. The municipality will allow those who contribute 10,000 yen or more to post their names or others on a plate in the castle tower and also free entry to the castle's dungeon palace.

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Himeji Castle building could crumble in fairly powerful quake

HIMEJI, Japan - The main building of Himeji Castle (in file photo), designated as a world cultural heritage site and Japanese national treasure, in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, could collapse in a fairly powerful earthquake, the Architectural Research Association said on Feb. 10. It said the castle's main building, the Daitenshu, a six-story building about 46 meters high, could collapse above the third floor in an earthquake registering a high 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7.

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Osaka people form standing message in protest at Iraq war

OSAKA, Japan - Some 2,500 citizens and students protesting against the U.S.-led war in Iraq stand in the shape of Japanese characters spelling the phrase ''Senso Akan'' -- ''No War'' in Kansai dialect -- in the park within Osaka Castle's compound on March 30.

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Jazz, classical joint concert held at Himeji Castle

A joint concert of jazz and classical music is held May 9 in front of the lit-up Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. The concert celebrated the fifth anniversary last year of the castle's becoming a World Heritage site. The castle will be 400 years old in 2001.

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The Human Factor (1979)

Ann Todd & Iman Characters: Castle's Mother & Sarah Film: The Human Factor (1979) Director: Otto Preminger 18 December 1979 Date: 18 December 1979

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Kumamoto castle in southwestern Japan

Photo taken April 6, 2021, shows Kumamoto Castle's Tenshukaku castle towers in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, following the completion of restoration work required due to the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. The interior of the castle towers is to be opened to the public from April 26 for the first time in about five years since the disaster.

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Donations sought to re-create wooden Nagoya Castle Main Tower

Photo taken March 22, 2017, shows Nagoya Castle in the central Japan city of Nagoya. The city will start accepting donations on July 21 for restoration work to re-create the original wooden structure of the castle's main tower. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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400-ton castle tower towed, repositioned for repair in north Japan

Work is under way to shift the position of the 14.4-meter-tall, 400-ton tower of Hirosaki Castle in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan on Sept. 13, 2015, as part of the reconstruction of the castle's stonewalls. The tower is being towed about 70 meters away from its original position in a two-month project. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Contributors to Kumamoto Castle reconstruction to be given free p

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo shows a certificate (top) and a sample of a name plate (below) the Kumamoto municipality will give to those who contribute to the reconstruction of Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, a major castle in Japan. The municipality will allow those who contribute 10,000 yen or more to post their names or others on a plate in the castle tower and also free entry to the castle's dungeon palace. (Kyodo)

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Himeji Castle building could crumble in fairly powerful quake

HIMEJI, Japan - The main building of Himeji Castle (in file photo), designated as a world cultural heritage site and Japanese national treasure, in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, could collapse in a fairly powerful earthquake, the Architectural Research Association said on Feb. 10. It said the castle's main building, the Daitenshu, a six-story building about 46 meters high, could collapse above the third floor in an earthquake registering a high 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7. (Kyodo)

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Odawara Castle

This is the Minami-Kuruwa area of Odawara Castle, site of present-day Odawara City Museum. This photograph was taken from the front gate of Sannomaru Primary School (the old Honcho Primary School). Since the main castle's donjon is not visible, it must have been taken after November 1871 when the tower was disassembled and sold. The bridge in the foreground is Ochatsubo-bashi (the official name is Komine-bashi). It received this name (which means tea jar bridge ) because the tea brought to the shogun during the Edo period had to come across this bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Odawara, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐14‐0]

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Virtual-reality image of Akashi Castle keep illuminated

KOBE, Japan - A virtual-reality image of Akashi Castle's keep (L) is illuminated by LEDs in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct.7, 2014, as a prelude to the 400th anniversary of its construction in 1619 by feudal lord Ogasawara Tadazane. A stone keep base remains but no keep was constructed. (Kyodo)

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Koriyama Castle found to have had tower 15-20m high

OSAKA, Japan - The foundation stones of Koriyama Castle's main keep in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, are seen on Sept. 12, 2014. The city's education board announced the same day that the castle, used as the residence of Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, had a castle tower as high as 15 to 20 meters. (Kyodo)

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Crown Prince sees Nagoya Castle's palace

NAGOYA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) observes the Nagoya Castle's Hommaru Palace undergoing reconstruction in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 10, 2014. The palace was burnt down during World War II. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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a sabre of Milan Rastislav Stefanik

The ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities by Czech President Milos Zeman on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment took place at Prague Castleｴs Vladislav Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Compared with the previous ceremonies, the one today differed in some details. For example, a sabre of Milan Rastislav Stefanik, one of the founding fathers of Czechoslovakia, which he received from Czechoslovak legionaries in Russia, was brought to the Prague Castle's Vladislav Hall, the ceremony venue. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Projection mapping event at Nagoya Castle

A projection mapping event began at Nagoya Castle's Hommaru Palace in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2018. The attraction will run through Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st anniv. of Kumamoto quake in southwestern Japan approaches

Steel beams are inserted in one of Kumamoto Castle's towers on April 13, 2017, ahead of the first anniversary of a series of earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. The work is being undertaken to repair the castle, which suffered extensive damage in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Himeji Castle reopens after COVID-19 closure

A man looks at the view from World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle's Daitenshu tower which reopened on June 15, 2020, in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, after its coronavirus-necessitated closure since March 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Himeji Castle reopens after COVID-19 closure

People look at the view from World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle's Daitenshu tower which reopened on June 15, 2020, in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, after its coronavirus-necessitated closure since March 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka Castle tower reopens

Officials wearing face masks and face shields are pictured at the entrance of the tower of Osaka Castle on May 20, 2020. The castle's tower reopened to the public the same day after the western Japan prefecture eased business restriction requests over the weekend in response to dwindling coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka Castle tower reopens

A man has his temperature checked before entering the tower of Osaka Castle on May 20, 2020. The castle's tower reopened to the public the same day after the western Japan prefecture eased business restriction requests over the weekend in response to dwindling coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka Castle tower reopens

A temperature check station is set up at the entrance of the tower of Osaka Castle on May 20, 2020. The castle's tower reopened to the public the same day after the western Japan prefecture eased business restriction requests over the weekend in response to dwindling coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, princess in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (R) explains about the recent fire that gutted Shuri Castle in Okinawa to Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko at a university in the prefectural capital of Naha on Dec. 15, 2019. The castle's main buildings at a World Heritage site were burned to the ground in the predawn fire on Oct. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Repair work at Kumamoto Castle

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2019, shows repair work at Kumamoto Castle's main tower, damaged severely by massive quakes that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto in April 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Repair work at Kumamoto Castle

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2019, shows repair work at Kumamoto Castle's main tower, damaged severely by massive quakes that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto in April 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Repair work at Kumamoto Castle

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2019, shows repair work being undertaken on a turret attached to Kumamoto Castle's main tower, damaged severely by massive quakes that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto in April 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagoya Castle's iconic roof statue

Photo shows Nagoya Castle on Feb. 1, 2019, and the iconic golden "Shachihoko" -- a mythical half-fish creature -- statues that adorn its roof. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagoya Castle's iconic roof statue

Photo taken Feb. 1, 2019, shows one of the two iconic golden "Shachihoko" -- a mythical half-fish creature -- statues on the roof of Nagoya Castle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagoya Castle's iconic roof statue

Photo taken Feb. 1, 2019, shows one of the two iconic golden "Shachihoko" -- a mythical half-fish creature -- statues on the roof of Nagoya Castle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhibition of "fusuma" painting at Nagoya Castle

People look at the national important cultural property "Bamboo Grove, Leopards and Tiger", a painting on "fusuma" sliding paper doors, displayed at a special exhibition held at Nagoya Castle's Hommaru Palace between Sept. 29 and Oct. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhibition of "fusuma" painting at Nagoya Castle

People look at the national important cultural property "Bamboo Grove, Leopards and Tiger", a painting on "fusuma" sliding paper doors, displayed at a special exhibition held at Nagoya Castle's Hommaru Palace between Sept. 29 and Oct. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagoya Castle's main palace open to public

Visitors in Nagoya wait for admission to the reconstructed Hommaru Palace at Nagoya Castle on June 8, 2018, as it is opened to the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagoya Castle's main palace open to public

Photo taken in Nagoya on June 4, 2018, shows the interior of the reconstructed Hommaru Palace at Nagoya Castle, which was opened to the public on June 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Art works displayed inside Himeji Castle

Art works are displayed in one of corridors of Himeji Castle, a national treasure and World Heritage site in Himeji, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2017 as part of the castle's illumination show that runs through Nov. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka Castle celebrates 100 millionth visitor to donjon

Takuya Miyake (C) takes a commemorative photo along with his wife Erika (2nd from R) at Osaka Castle on Sept. 18, 2017, after becoming the 100 millionth visitor to the castle's donjon since its opening in 1931. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st anniv. of Kumamoto quake in southwestern Japan approaches

Steel beams are inserted in one of Kumamoto Castle's towers on April 13, 2017, ahead of the first anniversary of a series of earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. The work is being undertaken to repair the castle, which suffered extensive damage in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo