Okay what's the difference these day between a palace or a castle? I know a palace is supposed to be smaller and apparently cheaper. But is that still true, and it seems like there's mansions out there that seem as big or bigger than a palace or a castle.
2007-02-10 12:39:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
A castle is intended to serve as a fortress as well as the home of a noble family. Because of this, castles were built mainly of stone and involved several construction details that were intended to serve defensive purposes, such as moats, murderholes, etc. Castles were widespread during the true feudal era, when territories were ruled by might and there were many small, opposing kingdoms. Palaces became more popular when larger kingdoms came about, and were basically huge, oppulant homes. Some palaces involved design elements borrowed from the castle, but they were not intended so much as fortresses because their kingdoms were more secure and consolidated, so this kind of defense was no longer necessary.
2007-02-11 05:51:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A castle is "a large fortified building or set of buildings" or "a massive or imposing house" or "a retreat safe against intrusion or invasion". So a house, if it is large and/or imposing enough, could indeed be a castle, technically. A palace, however, is "the official residence of a chief of state" or "the official residence of an archbishop or bishop" or "a large stately house" or "a large public building" or "a highly decorated place for public amusement or refreshment". Really then either could be a mansion. However, a palace has stronger implications of royalty living there.
2007-02-10 13:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained fortress, usually of the Middle Ages.
A palace is an important urban residence of a royal or noble family, with its origins as the executive power center of a kingdom or empire.
2007-02-11 02:00:33 · answer #3 · answered by nehulstyagi29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
palaces r built 4 king staying with decoration nowadays but castles r only 4 defencing enemy invasion those days.
2007-02-10 13:13:58 · answer #4 · answered by robert KS LEE. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Castles were built for protection and to withstand both battles and sieges, which means they have more fortification. Palaces are more luxurious.
2007-02-10 12:53:46 · answer #5 · answered by Sandy Lou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋