Norwich Castle
Norwich Castle is a fortress in the English city of Norwich . The fortress dates from the time of the Normans . Today it houses a museum that deals with history and shows works of art from different eras.
Originally the castle was built as a royal residence. Like other Norman castles of the time, including the Tower of London , the fortress consists of a large central keep and various moats and walls. While the keep has largely been preserved true to the original, other buildings have been severely destroyed or rebuilt over the centuries.
Norwich Castle is located on a 20-meter-high artificial hill that the defeated Anglo-Saxons had to build. The stone keep, built around 1100, has a floor area of around 27 meters square and reaches a height of 20 meters. The fortress, enclosed by a dry moat, dominated the city's silhouette for centuries and is still located in the center of the city today.
The fortress served as a prison since the 14th century and as a museum since 1894. The museum's collection includes pieces from the history of Norfolk and England. The archaeological department specializes primarily in ancient Egypt . In addition to the collection of the most important works of landscape painting from the Norwich School of Painters , the artificial wing also houses the world's largest collection of ceramic teapots .
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- ^ Historical Norwich: Old Norwich - Norwich Castle
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Coordinates: 52 ° 37 ′ 42.9 ″ N , 1 ° 17 ′ 45.9 ″ E