Winchester Castle

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Winchester Castle is a historic medieval royal fortress in Winchester, England, long associated with the English monarchy and government.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
medieval castle
medieval great hall
reconstructed medieval garden
royal fortress
wooden table
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
associatedWith English government
English monarchy
builtFor Henry III of England
category Castles in Hampshire
Royal residences in the United Kingdom
constructionStart early 13th century
contains Round Table, Winchester
coordinateLocation 51.063°N 1.318°W
country England
demolishedBy Parliamentarian forces
describedAs Arthurian Round Table
foundedBy William the Conqueror
hasNearbyLandmark Westgate, Winchester
Winchester Cathedral
hasPart Great Hall, Winchester Castle
Hampshire County Council offices
King’s House site
Queen Eleanor’s Garden
Winchester Law Courts
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
Grade I listed building
Scheduled monument
inception late 11th century
locatedIn Great Hall, Winchester Castle
Winchester
Winchester Castle
Winchester Castle
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Hampshire
locatedInCountry United Kingdom
locatedInRegion South East England
maintainedBy Hampshire County Council
openToPublic true
ownedBy Hampshire County Council
paintedDuringReignOf Henry VIII of England
partiallyDemolished 17th century
significantEvent English Civil War
Norman Conquest of England
Parliamentary sessions in medieval period
touristAttraction true
usedAs county council offices
law courts
royal residence
seat of royal administration


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