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Conwy in North Wales is home to Conwy Castle, a fortification. Between 1283 and 1287, Edward I constructed it as part of his conquest of Wales. The combined defenses, which were built as part of a larger project to build the walled town of Conwy, cost about £15,000, which was a significant amount at the time. The castle was a major player in a number of conflicts during the ensuing centuries. It served as a temporary refuge for Richard II in 1399; survived the siege of Madog ap Llywelyn in the winter of 1294–1295; and was occupied for several months in 1401 by troops loyal to Owain Glyndŵr. Loyalists of Charles I occupied the castle after the English Civil War broke out in 1642, and they held it until 1646, when the Parliamentary army captured it. Parliament later partially slighted the castle to keep it from being used in any further uprising, and when the remaining iron and lead were removed and sold off in 1665, the castle was finally ruined. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Conwy Castle developed as a popular destination for painters. The second part of the 19th century saw an increase in visitors and the beginning of restoration efforts. Cadw is in charge of running the abandoned castle as a tourist destination in the twenty-first century. Originally overlooking a significant crossing point over the River Conwy, the rectangular castle was constructed from both imported and indigenous stone and sits atop a coastal ridge. It is guarded by eight large towers and two barbicans, and it is separated into an Inner and an Outer Ward. A postern entrance leads down to the river, which enables the castle to receive supplies from the sea. It still has earliest surviving stone machicolations of Britain. Like other Edwardian castles in North Wales, architectural design of Conwy is closely related to Savoy architecture of the same era, likely due to the Savoy heritage of its principal architect, James of Saint George. #History #Architecture #Castles

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