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tipo de estructura fortificada construida en Europa, Asia y el Oriente Medio durante la Edad Media por la nobleza
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Join the roomUn castillo es un tipo de estructura fortificada construida durante la Edad Media predominantemente por la nobleza o la realeza y por órdenes militares. Los estudiosos suelen considerar que un castillo es la residencia fortificada privada de un señor o noble. Esto es distinto de una mansión, un palacio y una villa, cuyo propósito principal era exclusivamente el placer y no son principalmente fortalezas pero pueden estar fortificadas. El uso del término ha variado con el tiempo y, a veces, también se ha aplicado a estructuras como fuertes en colinas y hogares de los siglos XIX y XX construidos para parecerse a castillos. Durante la Edad Media, cuando se construían castillos genuinos, adoptaron una gran variedad de formas con muchas características diferentes, aunque algunas, como muros cortina, saeteras y rastrillos, eran comunes.
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