Windsor Castle
Berkshire royal fortress
Windsor Castle is the principal royal residence of the British monarch, located in Windsor, Berkshire.
The castle has been in continuous use since the 11th century, making it the longest-occupied palace in Europe.
It serves as both a working royal household and a major tourist attraction: The Queen often spent weekends at Windsor Castle.
Rule by crowned sovereign
- KingMale hereditary ruler
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- reignSovereign's time in power
coronation · throne · regalia · aristocracy · court · majesty · lineage · heir
Monarch's official residence
- estateProperty and grounds
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- householdDomestic unit of residents
private apartments · weekend retreat · official residence · living quarters · sovereign · occupancy · chambers · family home
Notched defensive wall top
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- moatDefensive water ditch
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
defensive · watchtower · barbican · Norman · stronghold · garrison · siege · walls
Of the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- VictorianOf a prim era
- restorationReturning something to condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
landmark · relics · tapestries · portraits · chronicles · antiquity · manuscripts · historic
People who come temporarily
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- guidebookReference for travelers
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- attractionPull toward something
day trip · itinerary · admission · souvenirs · photography · queue · tours · tickets
Small projecting towers
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- stonemasonryCraft of shaping rock
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
vaults · spires · quadrangle · mullioned · ceilings · stonework · buttresses · crenellations
monarchy
Rule by crowned sovereign
reign · coronation · throne · regalia · aristocracy · court · majesty · lineage · heir · noble
palace
Monarch's official residence
household · private apartments · weekend retreat · official residence · living quarters · sovereign · occupancy · chambers · family home · domestic
battlements
Notched defensive wall top
fortification · defensive · watchtower · barbican · Norman · stronghold · garrison · siege · walls · gates
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- VictorianOf a prim era
- restorationReturning something to condition
conservation · landmark · relics · tapestries · portraits · chronicles · antiquity · manuscripts · historic · preservation
visitors
People who come temporarily
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- guidebookReference for travelers
- excursionBrief recreational trip
attraction · day trip · itinerary · admission · souvenirs · photography · queue · tours · tickets · crowds
turrets
Small projecting towers
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- stonemasonryCraft of shaping rock
arches · vaults · spires · quadrangle · mullioned · ceilings · stonework · buttresses · crenellations · courtyards
- BritainEngland, Wales, Scotland, London, Northern Ireland
- British Architecturemanor house, terraced house, terraced houses, semi-detached, detached house
- British LandmarksTower of London, Stonehenge, Edinburgh Castle, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey
- Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth, reign, Buckingham Palace, Prince Philip, corgis
- Palacesroyal palace, Versailles, Buckingham Palace, imperial palace, Forbidden City
- crown propertycrown land, royal palace, castle, estate, royal forest
Windsor Castlehovel
Wretched small dwelling
shack · slum dwelling · mud hut · shanty · slum
Windsor Castletent
Portable fabric shelter
mobile home · temporary shelter · lean-to · makeshift shelter · yurt