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The mightiest castles ever built - a thread 🧵

1. Château de Pierrefonds, Oise, France 🇫🇷 Image
2. Eltz Castle, Wierschem, Germany 🇩🇪 Image
3. Corvin Castle, Hunedoara, Romania 🇷🇴 Image
4. Hohenzollern Castle, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 🇩🇪 Image
5. Bojnice Castle, Bojnice, Slovakia 🇸🇰 Image
6. Himeji Castle, Himeji, Japan 🇯🇵 Image
7. Alcázar of Segovia, Segovia, Spain 🇪🇸 Image
8. St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Image
9. Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal 🇵🇹 Image
10. Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪 Image
11. Hohenwerfen Castle, Werfen, Austria 🇦🇹 Image

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