Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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The fortified complexes of Beaumaris and Harlech Castles (largely the work of James of St George, the greatest military engineer of the time) and Caernarfon and Conwy are located in the former Duchy of Gwynedd in north Wales. These monuments, which are extremely well preserved, are examples of the colonial and defensive engineering carried out during the reign of Edward I (1272-1307) and of the military architecture of the time.

# Colonial and defensive engineering

J. M. W. Turner's picturesque representation of Caernarfon Castle

John Speed recorded the future World Heritage sites in a sequence of famous 1610 maps, such as this ...

Harlech's gatehouse, slighted by Parliament after the English Civil War

Reconstruction of Caernarfon Castle and town walls at the end of the 13th century

Beaumaris Castle seen from the air, showing its concentric defences

Reconstruction of Conwy Castle and town walls at the end of the 13th century

The entrance of Caernarfon Castle

Portrait in Westminster Abbey, thought to be of Edward I

The North Gate in Caernarfon's town walls

Reconstruction of Harlech Castle in the early 14th century, seen from the sea

Conwy Castle, flanked by three 19th- and 20th-century bridges

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Information extracted from Wikidata

image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Beaumaris%20Castle%20-%20geograph.org.uk%20-%2028577.jpg
instance of	Province of Forlì-Cesena
located in the administrative territorial entity	Wales
located in the administrative territorial entity	Gwynedd
executive body	Castles in Gwynedd
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/02pcqb4
Commons category	Castles in Gwynedd
inception	1280-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location	Point(-4.276944444 53.139722222)
area	6
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (i)

image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Caernarfon%20Castle%201994.jpg
media legend	The entrance of Caernarfon Castle
start time	1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	القلاع المحصنة وأسوار الملك ادوارد الاول في إمارة غوينيد القديمة
official name	Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
official name	Castillos y recintos fortificados del rey Eduardo I
official name	Châteaux forts et enceintes du roi Édouard Ier dans l'ancienne principauté de Gwynedd
official name	グウィネズのエドワード１世の城群と市壁群
official name	Kastelen en stadsmuren van koning Edward in Gwynedd
official name	Замки и крепости короля Эдуарда I в древнем княжестве Гуинедд
official name	圭内斯郡爱德华国王城堡和城墙