Dover Castle
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| Dover Castle |
| Designer | unknown |
| Location | Dover, England |
| Date | 1180 |
| Building Type | castle |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | rural |
| Architectural Style | Medieval English |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Dover_Castle.html |
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A castle with a long history, commanding the shortest crossing for the English Channel to continental Europe.
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Roger H. Clark and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. double center diagram, p200. Updated edition available at Amazon.com
Leonora Ison. English Architecture Through the Ages, Secular Building. New York: Coward-McCann, 1967. LC 66-24565. NA961.I8 1967. site plan drawing, p7. plan drawing of first floor, p7. plan drawing of the gate, p7. aerial perspective drawing, p7. elevation drawing, p7.
Duane Siegrist, University of Oregon. Slide from photographer's collection, June 1993. PCD.3236.1011.0837.019.
Alene Stickles, University of Oregon. Slide from photographer's collection, June 1993. PCD.2365.1012.0634.022. View from the English Channel.
[edit] External Links
Dover Castle including history and visitor info, at English Hertitage
