Windsor Castle - Windsor Castle

Japanese: ウィンザー城 - ウィンザーじょう(英語表記)Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle - Windsor Castle
A castle built on the south bank of the River Thames, west of London, the capital of England. It is the main residence of the British royal family. It was built by William I in the 1070s, and Henry II remodeled it from wood to stone, and after subsequent expansions and alterations, it became one of the most representative palaces in England. The central Round Tower stands on a small hill from the Norman period, and is a shell keep with a central courtyard. It was built by Henry II in the late 1170s (the upper two floors are from the 19th century). St. George's Chapel is a Gothic building in the Perpendicular style with a beautiful fan vault, completed in 1528. In November 1992, it was severely damaged by a fire that broke out in the chapel in Chester Tower in the northeast. It houses the Royal Art Collection, which contains portraits of the royal family and many works of art collected by successive kings, some of which are open to the public (→ Royal Art Collection at Windsor Castle).

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Japanese:
イギリスの首都ロンドンの西,テムズ川南岸に築かれた城郭。イギリス王室の主要住居。ウィリアム1世が 1070年代に建設,ヘンリー2世が木造から石造に改築,その後増改築を経てイギリスを代表する宮殿となった。中心となるラウンド・タワーは,ノルマン時代の小丘の上に立ち,中央に中庭を残す形式(シェル・キープ)で,1170年後半ヘンリー2世により建てられた(上部 2層は 19世紀)。またセントジョージ礼拝堂は,1528年に完成した美しいファン・ボールト fan vaultをもつパーペンディキュラー様式のゴシック建築である。1992年11月,北東部のチェスター・タワーにある礼拝堂から出火した火災により大きな被害を受けた。王家の肖像画や,歴代国王が収集した数多くの美術品を収蔵する王立美術コレクションがあり,その一部が一般に公開されている(→ウィンザー城王立美術コレクション)。

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