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L'interior del arruinat castell de Rochester. Però aquest estat ruinós permet veure perfectament tota l'estructura dels diferents pisos de la torre, incloent la gran sala i capella, de doble alçada.

Rochester és una petita ciutat anglesa al est de Londres, de llarga historia.

Com indica el seu nom (tots els chester del mapa d'Anglaterra son antigues ciutats o forts romans), els romans ja hi construiren una fortificació, sobre la antiga Durobrivae celta. A l'edat mitjana s'hi establí un bisbat i els normands hi construiren l'imponent castell; de fet, fou Odo, el mateix germà de Guillem el Conqueridor, qui ordenà la seva construcció el 1067, tot i que la torre actual data del s. XII.

És interessant com el model basic d'aquest castell és el mateix que el de la Torre de Londres, la qual, però, va anar afegint capes i capes de defenses al seu entorn.

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell_de_Rochester

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Inside view of the ruins of Rochester Castle. No floors standing, so you can see the whole structure. The large arches indicate the double heigh main floor, with it's great chamber and chapel.

Rochester is a small English city east of London, with a long history.

As its name indicates (all the chesters on the map of England are old Roman cities or forts), the Romans already built a fortification there, on top of the ancient Celtic Durobrivae. In the Middle Ages a bishopric was established there and the Normans built the imposing castle; in fact, it was Odo, the half-brother of William the Conqueror, who ordered its construction in 1067, although the current tower dates from the XII Century.

It's interesting how this stone keep has the same general lines as that of the Tower of London, but much less evolved as the later.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Castle

Taken in: UK / England / Rochester (show map)

Taken on: August 7, 2022

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