{"id":2088,"date":"2015-06-12T09:48:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T13:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=2088"},"modified":"2015-06-12T09:48:44","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T13:48:44","slug":"gyula-castle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/places\/hungary\/gyula\/gyula-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gyula Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Gyula Castle is a medieval castle constructed out of bricks during the 14th and 15th centuries.
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\"Gyula<\/a>

The Gyula Castle.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

The castle located in the town of Gyula<\/a> in Hungary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lacking the stones necessary for building a fortress the locals have constructed the entire castle out of bricks and mortar.
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Looking out a window from the tower of the Gyula Castle, the wall is clearly rather thick.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

To provide some protection against medieval weaponry and even cannon fire the walls were build strong, in some places they appear to be at least two meters thick.<\/p>\n\"Looking<\/a>\n

The castle is still in good condition, in some places restored where the actual medieval materials did not last with reasonably authentic looking materials so that a visitor can appreciate how the place looked like to the people who had to actually live in it.<\/p>\n

The castle operates as a museum and for a modest fee the visitor can roam around in it.
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There are various exhibits of medieval weaponry such as various swords, sabers, spears and really old guns. Even a few suites or armor are on display.<\/p>\n

Other exhibits just show the everyday life in a medieval castle such as how food was stored, various cooking implements, a blacksmith’s workshop and similar things.<\/p>\n

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Medieval jail.<\/p><\/div>\n

There are also dungeons of some sorts with medieval implements of torture and death.<\/p>\n