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Chillon Castle in HDR
Wallpaper Description: The Chillon Castle (Château de Chillon) is located on the shore of Lake Geneva, at the eastern end of the lake, near Montreux, Switzerland. The castle consists of 100 independent buildings that were gradually connected and now form a single whole. The oldest parts of the castle have not been definitively dated, but the first written record of the castle is in 1160 or 1005. From the mid 12th century, the castle was home to the Counts of Savoy, and it was greatly expanded in the 13th century by Pietro II. The Castle was never taken in a siege, but did change hands through treaties. Byron's signature in the dungeon It was made popular by Lord Byron, who wrote the poem The Prisoner Of Chillon (1816) about François de Bonivard, a Genevois monk and politician who was imprisoned there from 1530 to 1536; Byron also carved his name on a pillar of the dungeon. The castle is one of the settings in Henry James's novella Daisy Miller (187  . The history of Chillon was influenced by 3 major periods: the Savoy Period, the Bernese Period and the Vaudois Period. Chillon now hosts a museum with some historical objects preserved and is open to public tours.
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| Posted by Eremit on 11/04/09 at 05:23 AM cool |
| Posted by Flashlight on 08/08/09 at 08:05 AM Fantastic |
| Posted by spanish_girl on 07/05/09 at 03:03 PM hey!i hadn't seen this one..beautiful |
| Posted by Vichelking on 07/01/09 at 08:27 AM i liked it,good job. |
| Posted by FASHER on 06/30/09 at 08:23 AM Very beautiful |
| Posted by kaze59771 on 06/29/09 at 06:11 AM Majestic!! |
| Posted by Liquitech on 06/29/09 at 05:07 AM I'd like to live there =] |
| Posted by ifrogg on 06/26/09 at 05:59 PM unbelievably beautiful |
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