We just learned about the castle Alcazar of Segovia.
Another famous castle is Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire Scotland, built in 1856.
There were old castles in this spot going hundreds of years back, all the way to 1390, but they were all torn down over and over to build bigger and better castles.
In the 1800s, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert wanted to live there, so they had it built up to be bigger and fancier.
On one side of the castle is an 80 foot tower, the inside of the castle is about 480,000 square feet, and the castle grounds cover more than 50,000 acres.
When Prince Albert died, Queen Victoria had a pyramid built for him as a tomb to be laid in.
The granddaughter of Queen Victoria named Victoria Eugenie was born in this castle, and she would go on to be the queen of Spain in 1906.
There is also a picture of this castle on the back of £100 money from the Royal Bank of Scotland.
(from: wikipedia - balmoral castle)
Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Northern Appalachian Mountains
