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up until the fifteenth century. Due to a partial removal of the hillside, in 1532, the castle suffered damage, which was rebuilt. In 1538, the Masovian dukes had resided in the newly built palace, outside the castle walls, allowing the castle complex to be given to the
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hillside, most likely since the eleventh century, a wooden fortress - defended by walls and dikes, where in the middle there was a small stone built stronghold. On the turning point of the eleventh and twelfth century, when one of the largest
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At the end of the thirteenth century, the raising of the castle had begun, when the stronghold was fortified, and took on its current form under the reign of
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took over the castle, the authorities ordered some of the defensive walls to be deconstructed. From 1865, the castle hosted
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and expanded, the stronghold was also raised with two towers. The castle was built in
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Tower was raised - with a squared base and lower half; and an
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until the fifteenth century. The castle is located in the
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and wall-defended living quarters were built in 1194.
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strongholds where already located on the hillside - a
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Location of the Castle of the Masovian Dukes in Poland
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upper half. In the northern part of the castle, by a
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Clock tower during the reign of Casimir III the Great
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Płock
52°32′29″N 19°41′17″E / 52.54139°N 19.68806°E / 52.54139; 19.68806
Gothic
Płock Castle is located in Poland
Gothic
Casimir III the Great
Dukes of Masovia
Princely Capital City of Płock
Poland
Vistulan
Masovian
chapel
Casimir III the Great
bricks
square
Szlachecka
octagonal
Romanesque
clock tower
Płock
Masovian Dukes
Benedictines
wars against the Swedes
Baroque
Abbey
Partitions of Poland
Prussia
spiritual seminars
World War II

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