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Dimensions4896 x 3343
Original file size6.75 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceProPhoto RGB
Date taken18-Apr-11 15:29
Date modified9-Aug-13 13:29
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Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS REBEL T2i
Focal length18 mm
Max lens aperturef/3.5
Exposure1/125 at f/7.1
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Normal
ISO speedISO 100
Metering modeCenter-weighted average
The Royal Palace inside Stirling Castle in Scotland

The Royal Palace inside Stirling Castle in Scotland

The structure of the Royal Palace inside the Stirling Castle in Scotland. The Royal Palace was built by the king James V and is believed to have beeb completed by the year 1942. The architecture of the Palace is Renaissance inspired, and has these statues on the walls, although some of them are not in a good condition. The Palace had an apartment for the king, and another for the queen. The Palace looks magnificent, with restoration of the inside structure ongoing. Scotland has a number of castles located all over the region, with the Stirling Castle being one of important ones out of them. It is also a site that attracts a large number of tourists, with the castle being maintained by an entity called Historic Scotland. During the middle ages, when the political history of Scotland was very active, Stirling Castle played a very strategic role. Many of the rulers of Scotland were crowned here, and the castle was also the site of many sieges during political struggles over the centuries. Stirling Castle is located at a very strategic location, atop a high point ensures that the castle overlooked high cliffs, making it easy to defend. It was also overlooking one of the crossings over the River Forth, and hence had strategic importance.
The Castle sits at a site which is supposed to have had some sort of habitation from the 7th century AD, but archaelogical evidence starts out with from around the early 12th century.
During the latter part of the 13th century and the early stages of the 14th century, there was a battle between the Scots and the English, with the English king Edward I of England wanting to ensure his supremacy over Scotland and a war against this effort, with William 'Braveheart' Wallace being one of the most fighters against the English. There was a very famous battle of Stirling Bridge where the English were defeated by William Wallace and Andrew Moray. Over the next 100 years, the castle played a critical role and changed hands many times.
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