Ms. Watkins

Castles and Cathedrals Project

GENERAL SITES

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/

great site! Scroll to bottom to choose country, then use left menu

Many of the castles were also important in religious history

http://timeref.com/

Open list of places for information and visuals for castles and cathedrals

Good general information on castles and castlebuilding

CASTLES

http://www.guide-to-castles-of-europe.com/scottish-castles.html

castles only – arranged by country

http://www.castles.org/

choose by country

http://www.medieval-castles.net/castles.htm

Simple overview of castle history, architecture and defense

Make sure to open list of castles in each country for individual information

CASTLES – SPECIFIC SITES

GREAT BRITAIN

http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/alpha_lists/castlelist.htm

English castles and cathedrals

http://www.castles-of-britain.com/

http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/

http://www.castles.me.uk/

http://www.btinternet.com/~timeref/cathedas.htm

Lindisfarne Castle (England)

http://www.guide-to-castles-of-europe.com/lindisfarne-castle.html

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Lindisfarne-Castle

http://www.ukheritage.net/castles/lindisfarne.htm

Warwick Castle (England)

http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/plan_your_day/explore_the_castle.asp

their own website, click on the parts to explore

http://www.btinternet.com/~timeref/hpl630.htm

historical timeline

http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/Warwickshire/Warwick/Warwick_Castle/

pictures and more text

http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Travel/Tours/England/Warwick.htm

lots of pictures of people in period costume

Bodiam Castle (England)

http://www.castlegate.net/castles/bodiam/bodiam1.htm

use the 'more' button at bottom

http://hubpages.com/hub/Bodiam-Castle

more pictures

Stirling Castle and Edinburgh Castle (Scotland)

http://www.electricscotland.com/history/castles/index.htm

http://www.phouka.com/travel/castles/castles.html

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/stirling/stirlingcastle/

Stirling

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/edinburghcastle/index.html

Edinburgh

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/tour/castle.html

Edinburgh

Beaumaris Castle (Wales)

http://www.castlewales.com/beaumar.html

use menu at bottom of site for layout and more pictures!

http://www.beaumaris.com/

official website

http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Western_Europe/United_Kingdom/Wales/Beaumaris-Anglesey/index.htm

good pictures

Caernavon, or Caernarfon (Wales)

http://www.castlewales.com/caernarf.html

http://www.caernarfon.com/

official website

http://www.visitcaernarfon.com/

use menu on left for more

GERMANY

http://www.roadstoruins.com/directory.html

brief general information

Wartburg Castle

http://www.guide-to-castles-of-europe.com/wartburg-castle.html

http://www.natureparktravel.com/wartburg/wartburg.htm

more tourist information

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1511760,00.html

http://helios.augustana.edu/~ew/des/works-of-art/su13.html

http://www.op97.k12.il.us/julian/tribrocks/rocks/116/index.html

school site, but good information

Heidelberg Castle

http://www.visit-heidelberg.com/tours/castle.htm

official site

http://www.mediaspec.com/castles/hberg/heidcast.html

one man's picture tribute to Heidelberg – visit all the connections on this site for floor plans and many great pictures

http://www.mediaspec.com/castles/hberg/castmap.html

floorplan

AUSTRIA

Hohensalzburg Fortress or Salzburg Castle

http://www.salzburg-burgen.at/en/hohensalzburg/

use menu on right

http://www.visit-salzburg.net/sights/hohensalzburg.htm

http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/austria/salzburg/review-90953.html

http://www.planetware.com/salzburg/hohensalzburg-fortress-a-s-hoh.htm

CATHEDRALS – SPECIFIC SITES

CATHEDRALS

http://www.newyorkcarver.com/cathedrallinks2.htm

open for many cathedrals – some links no longer working

GERMANY

Cologne (Koln)

http://www.koelner-dom.de/index.php?id=2&L=1

official site; use many menu links for tours and pictures

http://www.willkommeninkoeln.de/06kunst/kunst04e.htm

basic history

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2740885,00.html

discussion with the current master builder

http://www.germanplaces.com/germany/cologne-cathedral.html

http://www.stadt-koeln.de/en/koelntourismus/sehenswuerdigkeiten/dom/artikel/01221/index.html

Frauenkirche (Munich, not Dresden)

http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/germany/munich/review-99197.html

http://www.aviewoncities.com/munich/frauenkirche.htm

http://www.best-of-munich.com/frauenkirche/frauenkirche.html

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/munich/A26458.html

Mainz

http://www.mainz.de/WGAPublisher/online/html/default/mkuz-5v9eue.en.html

http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/germany/cathedrals-in-germany/mainz-cathedral.html

Speyer

http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/speyercathedral.html

http://www.speyer.de/de/tourist/sehenswert/dom?switch_language=en

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Speyer-Cathedral

http://www.dombauverein-speyer.de/html_en/

http://www.leonardfrank.com/WorldHeritage/Speyer.html

pictures

Trier

http://www.dominformation.de/internet-en/nav/214/

actual home page of the cathedral, but links don't work --

for best access to this site – Google "Trierer Dom" or

Google "Trier Cathedral" (more and different information)

http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/germany/cathedrals-in-germany/cathedral-of-trier.html

history and description

http://home.geekster.com/germany/homburg/trier/index.html

lots of pictures

Worms

http://www.worms.de/englisch/tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeiten/dom_st_peter.php

official site

http://chestofbooks.com/architecture/James-Fergusson/Illustrated-Handbook-of-Architecture---Christian-Architecture/447-P.jpg.html

floor plan

AUSTRIA

St. Steven's Cathedral – Vienna

http://www.wien.info/article.asp?IDArticle=3106

be sure to follow the links forward for more information

http://www.planetware.com/vienna/st-stephens-cathedral-a-w-steph.htm

http://www.learnplus.com/guides/vienna-sight-05.html

GREAT BRITAIN

http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/Cathedrals/Cathedrals1.htm

Winchester Cathedral

http://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/

official site, use menu on left

http://home.clara.net/reedhome/winchester/main.htm

http://www.cityofwinchester.co.uk/cathedral/cathedral.html

nice pictures, navigate the buttons for more information and pictures

http://www.bbc.co.uk/southampton/faith/cathedral.shtml

has 360° rotation video as well as information

Salisbury

http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/

official site, lots of information in left menu links

use 'gallery' button at top for pictures

http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/Destination_Library/salisbury.htm

http://www.cathedralsplus.org.uk/index.php/front_end/member/53/about.html

Canterbury

http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/

official site

http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer/zatta/canterbury.html

lots of pictures and interesting historical information

http://www.loyno.edu/~letchie/becket/tour/default.htm

one man's pictorial tour

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/canterbury/cathedral.html

Wells

http://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/

official site; use links on left and right for more information

http://www.britannia.com/history/somerset/churches/wellscath.html

http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/Destination_Library/wells.htm

good travel site

http://www.btinternet.com/~timeref/hpl285.htm

timeline

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/wells/wells.html

pictures

FRANCE

http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menufrance/mainfran.html

Amiens

http://www.athenapub.com/14Amiens.htm

http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/643.php

good technical information and timeline

http://www.leonardfrank.com/WorldHeritage/Amiens.html

pictures

http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/orion/eng/hst/gothic/amiens.html

lots of pictures

http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/image/France/amiens/amimain.html

more pictures and drawings

http://www.labyrinth-enterprises.com/amiens.html

the labrinth

http://www.learn.columbia.edu/Mcahweb/index-frame.html

great site for pictures, but hard to navigate and somewhat incomplete

Notre Dame (Chartres)

http://www.sacredland.org/world_sites_pages/Chartres.html

good history

http://www.athenapub.com/14chartres.htm

stained glass and good overall history

http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?c=chartres&page=index

pictures and detailed layout drawings

http://www.artificeimages.com/buildings/Chartres_Cathedral.html

many images and 3-D floor plans

http://www.lessons4living.com/chartres_labyrinth.htm

the labyrinth

Notre Dame (Paris)

http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/-English-

official site; check out top menus for information and pictures

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Notre_Dame_Cathedral.html

pictures!

http://www.elore.com/Gothic/History/Overview/paris.htm

http://www.paris.org/Monuments/NDame/

brief history

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/france/paris/notredame/notredame.html

more pictures

Notre Dame (Reims)

http://www.paradoxplace.com/Photo%20Pages/France/Burgundy%20Champagne/Reims/Reims_Cathedral/Reims_Cathedral.htm

good pictures

http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Cathedrals/Reims/Notre-Dame_Reims.shtml

http://www.planetware.com/reims/reims-cathedral-f-champ-renoda.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/architecture/reims.htm

kids site, but good information

http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0000273

technical details and timeline

http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/orion/eng/hst/gothic/reims.html

pictures

Strasbourg

http://www.strasbourg.info/cathedral/

official site

http://www.strasbourg.com/content.php?id_content=78&type=0:monuments:

http://www.horology-stuff.com/clocks/famous/strasbourg.html

astrological clock

http://www.planetware.com/map/strasbourg-cathedral-map-f-strcat.htm

floor plan and guide

http://www.en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000275

structural details and timeline