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I will say Ireland because of the file name. It does kind of look like the one in Muskogee, Oklahoma though.
Well, interesting answers from both of you. Ski, you were on the right track by noticing “ans” (or actually ” an's ” I believe). And Scout was on the right continent – because that castle can be found on the Hudson River in New York. It's Bannerman's Castle, built in the early 20th century. It was just in the news because it's kind of falling down but you can still take a tour of the place.Tour a castle on the Hudson, while it still standsI was thinking someone might say it was a castle from India, since it does have similarities to Indian architecture.
I have been to a castle that is similar, about 3 years ago. I was TDY to Fort Drum in Upstate New York for 2 months. That castle is Boldt Castle and is part of the Thousand Islands area of Lake Ontario and is only a short boat ride from Alexandria Bay, NY and only 20 miles from the Canadian border. It was being renovated and reinforced when I took the tour. Little known fact, Thousand Island Dressing was invented in the area and is named for that part of lake Ontario. There really are a thousand or so islands there too. Some of them have hose on them that are bigger than the island they are sitting on. Really cool place to visit and it is not full of liberal snobs like the area around New York City is.
I have been to a castle that is similar, about 3 years ago. I was TDY to Fort Drum in Upstate New York for 2 months. That castle is Boldt Castle and is part of the Thousand Islands area of Lake Ontario and is only a short boat ride from Alexandria Bay, NY and only 20 miles from the Canadian border.
That's a beautiful building. Once I win the lottery I wouldn't mind building a place for myself like that.
I will say it is some castle in Belgium (or surrounding areas).
Well, it's in Europe for sure. As Emperor, checking my IP address is smart but useless about this castle 😉
Oh, sorry – I honestly did not know you were from Belgium. It's just that I recall having seen some other castles built right on water like in the photo (although I know these aren't restricted solely to Belgium). But it also has the stepped gable which makes me think of Flanders.
Well, I think you got it : this the castle of Ghent, Flanders (in “soon” ex-Belgium)The Gravensteen is a castle in Ghent originating from the Middle Ages. The name means “castle of the count” in Dutch 😛
