Another day. Another continent. Another castle-fortress.
This is Eger Castle, overlooking the City of Eger, Hungary, which I visited in October 2011.
Eger Castle is a very important locale in the history of Hungary and of Europe. This is the site of the Siege of Eger in 1552, when a major invasion from the Ottoman Turks was repelled. Even to this day (well, even up to 2011 when I visited), school groups from all over Hungary make the trek to tour the historic castle grounds.
(Unfortunately, the victory over the Ottomans was short-lived, as Eger and Hungary fell a few decades later. Fortunately, the victory by the Ottomans was short-lived as Eger and Hungary were liberated and returned to Christendom.)
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