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Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history . The original castle was built in the 11th century, after the Norman invasion of England by William the Conqueror.
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Windsor Castle er et slott i Windsor utenfor London som, sammen med Buckingham Palace i London og Holyrood Palace i Edinburgh, er en av hovedresidensene til den britiske monarken. Monarken bor vanligvis på slottet hver helg, i påsken og i veddeløpsuken på Ascot Racecourse i juni.
9. sep. 2022 · Windsor Castle er det største og eldste av Englands kongeslott og har store samlinger av malerier og våpen. Slottsanlegget og den omliggende hagen, som til sammen opptar et areal på 52,6 dekar, ble påbegynt av Vilhelm Erobreren rundt 1070 og er senere på- og ombygd flere ganger (se nedenfor, avsnittet Bygningshistorie).
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Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. It is open to visitors throughout the year. Founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, it has since been the home of 40 monarchs. You can sign up to our email updates to hear the latest news about the Castle and events taking place. BOOK TICKETS. PRICES. OPENING TIMES
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Development of the building
In 1348, King Edward III founded two religious colleges: St Stephen's at Westminster and St George's at Windsor. The new college at Windsor was attached to the Chapel of St Edward the Confessor which had been constructed by Henry III in the early thirteenth century. The chapel was then re-dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, George the Martyr and Edward the Confessor, but soon became known only by its dedication to St George. Edward III also built the AeraryPorch in 1353–54. The period 1475–...
The Royal Beasts
On the roof of the chapel, standing on the pinnacles, and also on pinnacles at the sides, are seventy-six heraldic statues representing the Royal Beasts. They represent fourteen of the heraldic animals: the lion of England, the red dragon of Wales, the panther of Jane Seymour, the falcon of York, the black bull of Clarence, the yale of Beaufort, the white lion of Mortimer, the greyhound of Richmond, the white hart of Richard II, the collared silver antelope of Bohun, the black dragon of Ulste...
The choir of St George's Chapel
The choristers of St George's Chapel are boarders at St George's School, Windsor Castle.
Garter Service
Members of the Order of the Garter meet at Windsor Castle every June for the annual Garter Service. After lunch in the State Apartments (Upper Ward of the Castle), they process on foot in their robes and insignia, down to St George's Chapel for the service. The Garter Service was revived in 1948 by King George VIfor the 600th anniversary of the founding of the Order and has since become an annual event.
Heraldry
After their installation, members are each assigned a stall in the chapel choir above which his or her heraldic devices are displayed. A member's sword is placed beneath a helmet which is decorated with a mantling and topped with a crest, coronet or crown. Above this, a member's heraldic banner is hoisted emblazoned with his arms. A Garter stall plate, a small elaborately enamelled plate of brass, is affixed to the back of the stall displaying its member's name and arms with other inscription...
St George's Chapel is among the most important medieval chantry foundations to have survived in England. The college was itself part of a medieval chantry, and there are a number of other chantry elements in the form of altars and small chapels in memory of various English monarchs and of a number of prominent courtiers, deans and canons. Special s...
The chapel has been the site of many royal weddings, particularly of the children of Queen Victoria. They have included: Charles III, then-Prince of Wales, and Queen Camilla, then-Duchess of Cornwall received a blessing from the Archbishop of Canterburyfollowing their marriage in 2005.
The chapel has been the site of many royal funerals and interments. People interred in the Chapel include:
9. mai 2024 · Windsor Castle, English royal residence that stands on a ridge at the northeastern edge of the district of Windsor and Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire, England. The castle occupies 13 acres (5 hectares) of ground above the south bank of the River Thames.
Windsor Castle was used as a refuge by the royal family during the Luftwaffe bombing campaigns of the Second World War and survived a fire in 1992. It is a popular tourist attraction, a venue for hosting state visits, and the preferred weekend home of Queen Elizabeth II.
