Anji asked:


I’m supposed to make a model of a type of castle but I can only remember these types to do.
( I want to know at least four different ones.)
-Motte and Bailey
-Square Keep
-Round Keep

Can you also tell me about them.

STUART

tenderlovingfrog asked:


I know of one in Wisconsin, But didn’t know if there are any other ones built in the US that are similar to a real castle. Any one ever seen any around their areas???? Please answer if you know of any, they don’t have to have motes (if that is even spelled correctly).

CHARLIE

Erkan Kilim asked:


. Slope parachuting, a sport that has attracted wide interest in countries such as France, Spain, Austria, Italy and Turkey is now being practiced in North Cyprus. The launching area in the vicinity of St. Hilarion Castle is at an altitude of 750 meters. Ozgur Goka?an happily says: ‘The best flying area in this part of the world is in North Cyprus.’He further explains; ‘We launch at a height of 750 m and land at sea level. Jumps with an altitude difference of this magnitude are very rarely found!’ tandem Paragliding is the international term for slope parachuting carried out in the company pf a professional pilot. Ozgur Göka?an is an experienced pilot who has skydived more than 3600 times with his tandem paragliding he started by building model aircrafts. Soon, he discovered the thrill of paragliding. Then, he took classes at Eski?ehir-?nönü, in Turkey, where he watched hang gliding flights. As of 1994, he started to professionally tandem paraglide; first in Fethiye, Turkey amd then in Queenstown, New Zealand. His favourite location, however, is still Kyrenia. ‘Can you imagine anything more exciting for a tourist than seeing the shores of Kyrenia from the sky for two hours? ‘North Cyprus offers ideal conditions for tandem paragliding. Sadly, however, members of staff of the tourism industry and the civil aviation sector are not adequately informed on paragliding or interested in it. That is why the overall demand for tandem paragliding is not so great’. Ozgur Gokasan mentions that the hill used as the launching area near St. Hilarion Castle was found in 1989 by a fortunate coincidence ‘We were very delighted when a shepherd told us some Germans had been paragliding in this area. Turning the hill into an ideal launching area, however, was left to

us. Although it was hard at times, we succeeded!’ ‘today, there is a ‘Western Flying Area’ and a ‘Nortyhern Flying Area’. Depending on the prevailing wing direction, we take off from different launching areas’ Mr. Gökasan says and continues to explain: ‘If our co-paragliders are beginners, we start by giving them a short briefing and then we take off, if the weather conditions are suitable.’ Even complete beginners can stay airborne for about two hours, flying in the updraft, accompanied by a professional paraglider. When the wind blows up the face of the Five Finger Mountains, it lifts the parachute and therefore the pilot and the passenger of the tandem. The warm wind in the summer creates a region of rising air directly above the slope which elevates the parachute as the wind follows the contours of the slope. That is why the parachutes are easily elevated to great heights and fly like an eagle. ‘Recently, we were elevated up to 4200 feet; about 1250m. Sometimes, we fly even higher!’ Ozgur Gokasan has an information desk at Kyrenia Yacht Harbour. ‘We have to be available for tourists. The Yacht Harbour in Kyrenia seems ideal to promote our flights!’ he says. North Cyprus Holidays His most frequent guests, he says, are foreigners. He adds that most of this guests are overwhelmed by the experience, that they want to repeat the flight and they encouraged others to try it as well. Furthermore, he indicates that not only tourists come to North Cyprus to fly, but also the ‘local neighbours’ from the Greek side.‘we provide our guests with complete security, because each of our passengers is accompanied by an axperienced and certified pilot!’ he concludes.



CASEY

Tim asked:


I saw it in an episode of Life and was wondering if that is true. It was also said that engineers would build trapdoors to try and escape because they knew their fate at the end of the project. Anyone have a link to verify this?

VANCE

Devinder Patel asked:


Leeds castle in Kent has a history spanning 900 years and is set on two islands on the River Len - it was home to Royalty, Lords and Ladies.

The Saxon Lord of the Manor - Esledes Robert de Creve Coeur - built this castle in 1119. Then in 1278 it passed into the hands of Royalty and became part of the Queen of England’s dowry settlement.

Over a period of the next 150 years it was held by Medieval Queens such as Eleanor of Castle, Margaret of France, Isabella of France, Joan of Navarre, Anne of Bohemia and Catherine de Valois.

During Tudor times Henry VIII used to visit here quite regularly, with his wife, Queen Catherine of Aragon, for the tournament of Cloth of Gold.

Henry’s son King Edward VI gave it to one of his courtiers for his excellent services and later it was used as a garrison, a prison and a convalescent home to different families like the Culpepers, Fairfaxes and Wykeham Martins.

The stone bridge that you walk across when you enter the castle still looks the same as it did in the 13th century.

In the last 900 years there have been many other changes however, done by various rulers. It has Norman foundation and the Gloriette was built by Edward 1 and later updated during Henry VIII’s times.

The Tudor Tower and 19th Century Country House - were substantially refurbished in the 20th century.

The last owner of the castle were Olive and Lady Baillie and they did not leave it unscathed.

She was an heiress to an American fortune from her mother’s side and also the daughter of an English Lord, she married thrice. It was during her second marriage to Arthur Wilson Filmer that she bought this castle in 1926. She did a complete renovation and brought in the finest French Architects and Designers to create an elegant country residence for herself.

She filled the castle with valuable Art and also Antiques that she collected from her various tours around Europe. She also gave many parties in which lords, politicians and film stars used to come regularly. They all enjoyed the Castle’s new Cinema Halls, Swimming Pools and Tennis Courts, Golf Courses and they used to watch her collections of creatures like the birds and waterfowls, zebras and llamas and of course the usual horses and dogs.

The tower that housed the religious recluse, the maiden tower was built in Tudor times as the castle’s bakery and brewery, and it was used to produce beer that was consumed by all during dining as a safe alternative to water.

During the Baillie’s time they made ‘a bachelor’s quarter’ for houseguests with a cinema and smoking house downstairs. Later on it became the house of her younger daughter until 2003 and it’s now used for special functions and exhibitions.

There is nothing comparable in flight that can be as great as a flight by in an Air Balloon, especially if you fly over Leeds Castle as it presents a breathtaking view from above.

You can fly here a little after sunrise or before the sunset which makes it an exceptional experience that you will remember all your life. Balloon Flights take place between 1st April and 1st November, and your Flight Package includes the flight itself, post flight celebrations and a certificate and entry to Leeds Castle Gardens and Grounds.



ARTURO

Becca B asked:


PLEASE HELP!!!!

LAMONT

copnhagnbrntt809 asked:


What are some of the werid, useless, and intresting names of the jobs?

ART