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Cardiff Castle
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Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle but also a nineteenth century Gothic Revival mansion. Located in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, this is a castle that has been transformed from a Norman keep into a Victorian fantasy of a medieval castle. The Norman keep, of which the shell remains, was constructed about 1091 by Robert Fitzhamon, lord of Gloucester and conqueror of Glamorgan. The keep was built on a motte on the site of a Roman castrum, first uncovered during the building campaign of the third Marquis of Bute in the nineteenth century. Today the castle is run by Cardiff Council and is open to the public. The Victorian interiors are spectacular. |
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Address: Cardiff Castle Cadw Cardiff Castle Castle Street Cardiff CF10 3RB Wales Contact Telephone from the UK: 029 2087 8100 Telephone from the US: 010 44 29 2087 8100 Telephone from France: 00 44 29 2087 8100 Telephone from other countries: +44 (0)29 2087 8100 Fax: 029 2023 1417 Website: http://www.cardiffcastle.com e-mail: cardiffcastle@cardiff.gov.uk |
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