carcama8 says Not actually Dracula’s castle if understood as the historical figure but cool nevertheless.
Chicken-Mcwinnish says Most castles were quite small compared to in pop culture. They only needed to be big enough to support the owner and a handful of troops. Also, most castles were built of wood and covered in plaster, then either rebuilt in stone or forgotten about.
rockpapernuke_orbit says It’s actually much bigger than that picture belies: http://www.bran-castle.com/gallery-castle.html And there’s no evidence that Vlad the Impaler (Inspiration for Dracula) ever stayed there, but a cool-looking castle nonetheless: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Castle#%22Dracula's_Castle%22
Arc80 says What’s going on with the rock base there? Is that natural? It looks like rock mortared together but then the upper precipice looks natural.
carcama8 says
Not actually Dracula’s castle if understood as the historical figure but cool nevertheless.
Chicken-Mcwinnish says
Most castles were quite small compared to in pop culture. They only needed to be big enough to support the owner and a handful of troops.
Also, most castles were built of wood and covered in plaster, then either rebuilt in stone or forgotten about.
rockpapernuke_orbit says
It’s actually much bigger than that picture belies:
http://www.bran-castle.com/gallery-castle.html
And there’s no evidence that Vlad the Impaler (Inspiration for Dracula) ever stayed there, but a cool-looking castle nonetheless:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Castle#%22Dracula's_Castle%22
Arc80 says
What’s going on with the rock base there? Is that natural? It looks like rock mortared together but then the upper precipice looks natural.