Eight Places Straight out of a Fairytale

[Music] nothing in Portugal stands out quite like the vibrant colors and unusual architecture of Penna Palace Henan National Palace is located within Western Portugal's central mountains although the palaces varied design choices make it appear as though it has been built from multiple pieces of different castles the buildings unusual style is the result of an owner with extremely flamboyant tastes the palace was earned by king ferdinand ii who built it to serve as a summer home for portuguese royals in the late 18th century the castle itself is built around an old monastery and is made up of coloured sections including a red clock tower and a yellow minaret during the revolution of 1910 the Royals fled and the palace and its grounds were abandoned it wasn't until the 20th century that it was restored by the state and earned itself a UNESCO Heritage Site designation King Ferdinand's wide-ranging tastes have made Penna palace a microcosm for all the styles of architecture the world has to offer [Music] [Music] once a hub of French aristocratic parties this castle in the countryside lies abandoned after falling victim to a house fire a few hours outside Paris are the remains of the Chateau de la Mancha undernea the castle was built in the 14th century and was owned by French Nobles it was conquered twice by the British in the Middle Ages and was devastated during the French Revolution around 60 years later after a wealthy relative of Napoleon the third to control he restored the castle to its former glory however in 1932 just after central heating was installed a violent fire broke out since the fire the castle has been slowly taken over by Nature trees have grown through the interior and vines crawl along the one sturdy castle walls though its fate is still uncertain today there are efforts to save the castle with a group raising money to restore the ruins [Music] for a castle straight out of a fairy tale look no further than the alcázar of Segovia located in central Spain the alcázar of Segovia is one of the country's most visited and distinctive landmarks built in the 12th century the Alcazar has served many functions over the years a fortress a royal palace a state prison an Artillery College and most recently a museum and military archive however its most famous function could arguably be that it served as an inspiration in some of the most iconic Disney films the similarities between Segovia and Cinderella can be found in the building's brick facade turrets and location perched high above the neighbouring countryside while Disney also went on to reproduce Segovia as the Queen's castle and Snow White with it appearing in the film and it's almost exact form if you can make it up more than a hundred and fifty stairs to the top of the tower you will be rewarded with stunning views fit for a queen [Music] [Music] get lost in Aventura a fellow Californian the pinv attend an a on a DC did the country pop upon a shadow fortress m/sec loot regime secular hostage in period fabulous person division a country the donut mountain province a tourism sector don't grab me a PLA Daniel evil Pharaoh Akhenaton Mussolini keep discussing the person dough in Canton key Batista too far down a no seven Zarkon a Quebec City keep janitor possibly early lively proof food surrealism our gain only defended shiitakes on unemployment escalated fabric over to nebula Eric Des Moines young he earth for medieval I did technique you missiles on Jeff in design than I do - 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Length: 11min 32sec (692 seconds)

Published: Wed May 02 2018