The World's 2,400 Castles
Castlemap is a new interactive, open-data platform that maps 2,435 significant castles, fortresses, and palaces across 129 countries. The project utilizes Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons to provide users with historical facts, photos, and exact locations.
Why it matters
This project demonstrates the utility of open-source data in creating accessible, educational tools for global cultural heritage preservation.
Castlemap is a free interactive map of 2,435 of the world's greatest castles, fortresses and palaces across 129 countries. Pan and zoom the night map above, click any point for a photo and quick facts, or open a landmark's page for its full story and exact location. From medieval strongholds and hilltop citadels to grand royal palaces, it is the most complete castle map online.
Find castles and fortresses in the countries that have the most:
The most-covered castles on Earth, by number of Wikipedia language editions:
The most famous castles in the world, ranked → · Browse all 2,435 castles & fortresses →
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