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O Castelo de Leicester fica na cidade de mesmo nome, no condado inglês de Leicestershire. O complexo está localizado a oeste do centro da cidade de Leicester, entre o Círculo de São Nicolau a norte ao norte e a Universidade De Montfort a sul. O Castelo é um monumento programado.
Leicester Castle is in the city of the same name in the English county of Leicestershire. The complex is situated in the west of Leicester City Centre, between Saint Nicholas Circle to the north and De Montfort University to the south. A large motte and the Great Hall are the two substantial remains of what was once a large defensive structure.
- The Great Hall
- The Later Medieval Castle
- A Royal Residence
- Later Use of The Castle
In about 1150, his son Robert ‘le Bossu’ (the hunchback), the second Earl, built the Great Hall. This was an immense stone aisled building divided into a nave and two aisles, with a timber roof supported on oak posts. It still survives today, although much altered. The lord and important retainers would have sat at the north end of the hall, and in...
The castle later became the residence of the earls, later dukes, of Lancaster and reached its greatest extent in the 14th century, becoming central to Lancastrian interests in the Midlands. Thomas, Earl of Leicester and Lancaster invested heavily in renovating it and his successors spent much time there. During the latter half of the century, the c...
There was a flurry of building works in the first two decades of the 15th century, with the construction of the Turret Gateway dividing the castle from the Newarke, and remodelling of the kitchen block to the south of the Great Hall with the addition of a vault and polygonal turrets to John of Gaunt’s Cellar. Further rebuilding took place in the mi...
The castle continued to play an important role after the medieval period. Assizes and Quarter Sessions continued to be held at the castle until 1972, when they were abolished and replaced by the Crown Court. In 1821, the Great Hall was divided into two court rooms with further alterations and the addition of a cell block in 1858. The courts were la...
25 de jun. de 2020 · Os Jardins do Castelo de Leicester foram o lugar original do Castelo de Leicester, que fazia parte das defesas da cidade medieval, construídas sobre muralhas da antiga cidade romana. O castelo foi, provavelmente, construído em torno de 1070.
25 de abr. de 2019 · A praça da catedral de Leicester, com um cemitério e seus jardins no meio da cidade. Flores em meio às tumbas. A figura do Rei Ricardo III (1452-1485) em frente à Catedral de Leicester. A beleza primaveril, com algumas tulipas rosas no chão. O interior da catedral gótica.
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O Castelo de Leicester fica na cidade de mesmo nome, no condado inglês de Leicestershire. O complexo está localizado a oeste do centro da cidade de Leicester, entre o Círculo de São Nicolau a norte ao norte e a Universidade De Montfort a sul. O Castelo é um monumento programado.
