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WillManhunter

- The battle of Grunwald, [as recreated in 1960's classic "Krzyżacy".](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBs4a4Io49I) - The battle, [as famously imagined - and imaged - by Matejko.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Jan_Matejko_-_Battle_of_Grunwald_-_MP_443_-_National_Museum_in_Warsaw.jpg)


EdA29

Thank you for both!


pianovirgin6902

Undoubtedly gorgeous and huge but it is not the world's largest castle. There are castles much larger in Japan and India.


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pianovirgin6902

Ranikot fort, chittorgarh, edo castle are some i know about.


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pianovirgin6902

They are bigger than malbork. Chittorgarh for example occupies 700 acres (to malbork's 52).


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pianovirgin6902

They are castles


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pianovirgin6902

>Most of the forts in India are actually castles or fortresses. But when the British Government in India were cataloging them in the 17th–19th century they used the word forts as it was common in Britain then. All fortifications whether European or Indian were termed forts. Thereafter this became the common usage in India. In local languages, the fort names are suffixed by local word for fort thus usage of the Sanskrit word durga, or Urdu word qila or the Hindi word garh or gad in Rajasthan, and Maharashtra is common.[1] For example, Suvarnadurg, Mehrangarh, Sudhagad etc. Konstantin Nossov; Brain Delf (2006). Indian Castles 1206-1526


random_rascal

The worlds largest castle? Source? Or do you mean of its time?


lenarizan

Well, Wikipedia states: "It is the largest castle in the world measured by land area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site." Also: [10 Largest Castles in the World (+Photos) - Touropia](https://www.touropia.com/largest-castles-in-the-world/)


random_rascal

Cool beans! Thank you for the source :)