Vindzor qasri - Windsor Castle

Vindzor qasri
Vindzor, Berkshir Buyuk Britaniyada
Uzoq yurishdan tomosha qilingan
Vindzor qasri Berkshir ichidagi joylashuv
Koordinatalar	51 ° 29′0 ″ N 00 ° 36′15 ″ V / 51.48333 ° N 0.60417 ° Vt / 51.48333; -0.60417Koordinatalar: 51 ° 29′0 ″ N 00 ° 36′15 ″ V / 51.48333 ° N 0.60417 ° Vt / 51.48333; -0.60417
Turi	Uch Beyli dumaloq palatalar saqlamoq
Sayt haqida ma'lumot
Egasi	Qirolicha Yelizaveta II o'ngda toj
Operator	Qirollik uyi
Ochiq jamoatchilik	Cheklangan kirish
Sayt tarixi
Amalda	XI asr oxiri - hozirgi
Materiallar	Bagshot Heath tosh
Tadbirlar	Birinchi baronlar urushi, Ingliz fuqarolar urushi
Rejalashtirilgan yodgorlik
Rasmiy nomi	Vindzor qasri
Yo'q ma'lumotnoma.	1006996[1]
Ro'yxatdagi bino - I sinf
Rasmiy nomi	Devor ichidagi barcha binolarni o'z ichiga olgan Vindzor qasri
Belgilangan	1975 yil 2 oktyabr; 45 yil oldin (1975-10-02)
Yo'q ma'lumotnoma.	1117776[2]
Tarixiy bog'lar va bog'larning milliy reestri
Rasmiy nomi	Vindzor qasri va uy parki
Belgilangan	1999 yil 31-avgust; 21 yil oldin (1999-08-31)
Yo'q ma'lumotnoma.	1001434[3]
Qismi	Qirollik mulki, Vindzor

Vindzor qasri - qirol qarorgohi Vindzor ning ingliz grafligida Berkshir. Bu bilan qattiq bog'langan Ingliz tili va muvaffaqiyat qozonmoqda Britaniya qirol oilasi va deyarli 1000 yillik me'moriy tarixni o'zida mujassam etgan.

Asl qal'a XI asrdan keyin qurilgan Normanlarning Angliyaga bosqini tomonidan Uilyam Fath. Vaqtidan beri Genri I, u hukmronlik qilayotgan monarx tomonidan ishlatilgan va Evropada eng uzoq ishg'ol qilingan saroy hisoblanadi. Qal'aning 19-asr boshidagi dabdabali davlat kvartiralari 20-asr boshlari san'atshunos tomonidan tasvirlangan Xyu Roberts "keyinchalik eng yaxshi va to'liq gruzin ta'mining eng to'liq ifodasi sifatida qaraladigan ajoyib va ​​tengsiz xonalar ketma-ketligi" sifatida.^[4] Qal'a devorlari ichida 15-asr joylashgan Sent-Jorj cherkovi, tarixchi tomonidan ko'rib chiqilgan Jon Martin Robinson to "ingliz tilining eng yuqori yutuqlaridan biri Perpendikulyar gotika "dizayni.^[5]

Dastlab himoya qilish uchun mo'ljallangan Norman Londonning chekkalarida hukmronlik qilish va strategik jihatdan muhim qismini nazorat qilish Temza daryosi, Vindzor qal'asi sifatida qurilgan motte va bailey, markaziy tepalikni o'rab turgan uchta palata bilan. Asta-sekin tosh istehkomlar bilan almashtirilib, qal'a davomida uzoq muddatli qamalga dosh berdi Birinchi baronlar urushi 13-asrning boshlarida. Genri III asrning o'rtalarida qal'a ichida hashamatli shoh saroyini qurgan va Eduard III "Angliyada butun O'rta asrlarning eng qimmat dunyoviy qurilish loyihasi" ga aylanadigan binolarni yanada ulkan binolar majmuasini qurish uchun saroyni qayta qurdi.^[6] Edvardning asosiy dizayni Tudor davrida davom etdi, bu davrda Genri VIII va Yelizaveta I Qal'adan qirol saroyi va diplomatik o'yin-kulgi markazi sifatida tobora ko'proq foydalanishni amalga oshirdi.

Vindzor qal'asi o'sha davrning notinch davrida omon qoldi Ingliz fuqarolar urushi, tomonidan harbiy shtab sifatida foydalanilganda Parlament uchun kuchlar va qamoqxona Karl I. Da Qayta tiklash 1660 yilda monarxiyaning, Charlz II me'mor yordamida Vindzor qal'asining katta qismini tikladi Xyu May, ekstravagantlar to'plamini yaratish Barok hanuzgacha hayratda qoldiradigan ichki makonlar. XVIII asr davomida beparvo qilinganidan keyin, Jorj III va Jorj IV Charlz II saroyini katta miqdordagi mablag 'evaziga ta'mirlanib, qayta tikladi Rokoko, Gotik va barok buyumlari. Qirolicha Viktoriya uning hukmronligining aksariyat qismida qirollik ko'ngil ochish markaziga aylangan qal'aga bir nechta kichik o'zgarishlar kiritdi. Vindzor qal'asi paytida qirol oilasi tomonidan boshpana sifatida ishlatilgan Luftwaffe Ikkinchi jahon urushidagi bombardimon kampaniyalari va omon qolgan a 1992 yong'in. Bu mashhur sayyohlik diqqatga sazovor joyi, davlat tashriflarini o'tkazish joyi va dam olish kunlari uchun afzal qilingan uy Qirolicha Yelizaveta II.

Arxitektura

Vindzor qasrining rejasi. Kalit: Javob: Dumaloq minora, B: Yuqori palata, to'rtburchak, C: Davlat kvartiralari, D: Xususiy kvartiralar, E: Janubiy qanot, F: Quyi palata, G: Sent-Jorj cherkovi, H: Taqa klyasteri, K: Qirol Genrix VIII darvozasi, L: Uzoq yurish, M: Norman darvozasi, N: Shimoliy teras, O: Edvard III minorasi, T: Komendant soati minorasi

Vindzor qal'asi 13 gektar maydonni egallaydi (5,3 ga),^[7] va istehkom, saroy va kichik shaharning xususiyatlarini birlashtiradi.^[8] Hozirgi qasr bosqichma-bosqich qurilish loyihalari ketma-ketligi davomida yaratilgan bo'lib, a-dan keyin qayta qurish ishlari bilan yakunlandi 1992 yong'in.^[9] Bu mohiyatan a Gruzin va Viktoriya davri O'rta asr tuzilishiga asoslangan dizayn, bilan Gotik zamonaviy uslubda ixtiro qilingan xususiyatlar. 14-asrdan boshlab, qal'adagi me'morchilik eskirgan yoki hatto eskirgan uslublarga bir necha bor taqlid qilib, eski moda va an'analarni zamonaviy qayta talqin qilishga harakat qilmoqda.^[10] Natijada, me'mor Sir Uilyam Uitfild Vindzor Qal'asi me'morchiligida "ma'lum bir xayoliy sifat" mavjudligini ta'kidlagan Chiroyli va 20-asr oxirlarida haqiqiylik tuyg'usini oshirish uchun eski tuzilmalarni ko'proq ochib berishga qaratilgan harakatlariga qaramay, "bu erda teatrlashtirilgan tomosha namoyish etilayotgani" gothic dizayni.^[11] Garchi ba'zi tanqidlar bo'lgan bo'lsa-da, qal'a arxitekturasi va tarixi uni "Evropaning eng buyuk saroylari qatoriga kiradi".^[12]

O'rta palata

Vindzor qal'asining markazida O'rta palatasi joylashgan bo'lib, uning atrofida hosil bo'lgan Beyli motte yoki palataning markazidagi sun'iy tepalik. Motte balandligi 50 metr (15 m) va u yasalgan bo'r dastlab atrofdagi ariqdan qazilgan. The saqlamoq Motte tepasida "Round Tower" deb nomlangan, 12-asrning boshlarida me'mor tomonidan yuqoriga ko'tarilgan, 12-asrning asl binosiga asoslangan. Jeffri Vyatvill yanada baland va siluet hosil qilish uchun 9 metrdan 30 metrga.^[13] Dumaloq minoraning ichki qismi 1991–3 yillarda qo'shimcha ravishda joy ajratish uchun qayta ishlangan Qirollik arxivlari, Wyatville-ning dastlab bo'shliq kengaytmasi tomonidan qoldirilgan maydonda qo'shimcha xonani qurish.^[13] Dumaloq minora haqiqatda silindrsimon, uning ostida motte shakli va tuzilishi tufayli. Minoraning hozirgi balandligi uning kengligi bo'yicha nomutanosib deb tanqid qilindi; masalan, arxeolog Tim Tatton-Braun buni avvalgi o'rta asr tuzilishini buzish deb ta'riflagan.^[14]

O'rta palataning g'arbiy qismi endi ochiq va shlyuz palatadan shimoliy Teras tomon olib boradi.^[15] Palatadan sharqqa chiqish Norman Gatehouse tomonidan qo'riqlanadi.^[15] Bu darvozaxona nomiga qaramay, XIV asrga tegishli bo'lib, og'ir tonozli va oymalar bilan bezatilgan, shu jumladan o'rta asrlarda saqlanib qolgan sher maskalari, yuqori palataga ta'sirchan kirish joyini yaratish uchun ulug'vorlikning an'anaviy ramzlari.^[16] Vyatvil darvozaxonaning tashqi ko'rinishini o'zgartirdi va keyinchalik ichki makon 19-asrda turar-joy binolari uchun juda o'zgartirildi.^[17]

Yuqori palata

Yuqori palataning janubiy qanoti; davlat kvartiralariga rasmiy kirish chap tomonda.

Vindzor qasrining yuqori palatasi markaziy to'rtburchakni tashkil etuvchi yuqori beli devori bilan o'ralgan bir qator yirik binolarni o'z ichiga oladi. Davlat kvartiralari palataning shimolida, sharqiy devor bo'ylab bir qator binolar va janubda xususiy qirollik kvartiralari va qirol Jorj IV darvozasi bilan, janubi-g'arbiy qismida Edvard III minorasi bilan harakatlanadi. Motte va Dumaloq minora palataning g'arbiy chekkasini tashkil etadi. Bronza haykali Charlz II otda Dumaloq minora ostida o'tiradi.^[18] Ilhomlangan Hubert Le Sueur ning haykali Karl I Londonda haykal 1679 yilda Xosias Ibax tomonidan tashlab qo'yilgan bo'lib, marmar plyonka tomonidan o'yilgan Grinling Gibbonlar.^[18] Yuqori palata Shimoliy Terrasaga tutashgan bo'lib, u yerga qaraydi Temza daryosi va Uy parkiga qaraydigan Sharqiy teras; hozirgi ikkala teras tomonidan qurilgan Xyu May 17-asrda.^[19] Sharqiy terasta birinchi marta 20-asrning 20-yillarida Jorj IV tomonidan qurilgan maxsus rasmiy gul bog'i mavjud. Hozirgi bog 'foydalanilgandan keyin Edinburg gersogi knyaz Filipp tomonidan yangilandi g'alaba bog'i Ikkinchi jahon urushi davrida ishlab chiqarish, qisman malika Elizabeth va Margaret tomonidan boshqarilgan. 2020 yilda ma'lum bir vaqt ichida bog '40 yil ichida birinchi marta jamoatchilik uchun ochiq bo'lishi e'lon qilindi.^[20]

An'anaga ko'ra yuqori palatani Vyatvill tomonidan qal'ani keng ko'lamda qayta qurish natijasida "XIX asrning yaratilishi ... XIX asrning boshlarida qal'a bo'lishi kerak deb o'ylagan narsaning tasviri" deb baholashdi. ostida Jorj IV.^[21] Yuqori palataning devorlari qurilgan Bagshot Heath ichki tomoni g'isht bilan qoplangan tosh, gotik tafsilotlar sariq rangda Vanna toshi.^[22] Yuqori palatadagi binolar uchun ohakdagi kichik toshbo'ronlardan foydalanish xarakterlidir galletting Dastlab 17-asrda qal'ada turli xil davrlardan toshbo'ron qilish uchun o'xshash ko'rinish berish uchun boshlangan. Yuqori palataning osmono'par chizig'i uzoqdan ko'rilganda yoki ufqqa qarab siluet shaklida dramatik bo'lishi uchun yaratilgan, baland minoralar va janglar tasviri manzarali 18-asr oxiridagi harakat.^[22] 1992 yong'inidan so'ng olib borilgan arxeologik va restavratsiya ishlari hozirgi tuzilish Vyatvillning yakuniy qayta qurilishi doirasida taqdim etilgan XII asrning asl tosh devorlaridan elementlarning saqlanib qolish darajasini qay darajada ifodalaganligini ko'rsatdi.^[23]

Davlat kvartiralari

Yuqori palatadagi davlat kvartiralari - (l dan r) Qirolichaning tomoshabinlar va hozir bo'lish palatalari, rasmiy kirish joyi, Sent-Jorj zali, mehmonlarning kirishi^[24]

Davlat kvartiralari Yuqori palataning asosiy qismini tashkil etadi va to'rtburchakning shimoliy tomonida joylashgan. Zamonaviy bino O'rta asrlar asoslari asosida qurilgan Eduard III, pastki qavat xizmat xonalari va qabrlardan iborat bo'lib, juda katta birinchi qavat saroyning asosiy qismini tashkil etadi. Birinchi qavatda, Davlat kvartiralarining g'arbiy uchi dizayni birinchi navbatda me'morning ishidir Xyu May, sharqiy tomoni esa Jeffri Vaytvilning rejalarini aks ettiradi.^{[nb 1]}

Davlat kvartiralarining ichki qismi asosan Vyatvill tomonidan 19-asrning boshlarida ishlab chiqilgan. Vyatvill har bir xonani ma'lum bir me'morchilik uslubini aks ettirish va shu davrga mos jihozlar va tasviriy san'atni namoyish etish uchun mo'ljallangan.^[25] Yillar davomida ba'zi o'zgarishlar bilan ushbu kontseptsiya kvartiralarda hukmronlik qilishni davom ettirmoqda. Turli xonalar quyidagilarni kuzatib boradi Klassik, Gotik va Rokoko elementlari bilan birgalikda uslublar Yoqubetan joylarda.^[26] Qal'aning sharqiy uchida joylashgan ko'plab xonalarni 1992 yilgi yong'in natijasida "ekvivalent qayta tiklash" usullaridan foydalangan holda tiklash kerak edi - xonalar asl qiyofasiga o'xshash ko'rinishda, ammo zamonaviy materiallardan foydalangan holda va zamonaviy tuzilmalarni yashirgan holda tiklangan. .^{[27][nb 2]} Ushbu xonalar bir vaqtning o'zida qisman qayta ishlangan bo'lib, zamonaviy didga yanada mos kelish uchun. San'atshunos Xyu Roberts davlat kvartiralarini "keyinchalik Gruziya didining eng yaxshi va to'liq ifodasi sifatida keng ko'rib chiqilgan ajoyib va ​​tengsiz xonalar qatori" deb maqtagan.^[4] Boshqalar, masalan me'mor Robin Nikolson va tanqidchi Xyu Pirman, ularni "muloyim" va "aniq sust" deb ta'rifladilar.^[28]

Quyidagi narsalarga amal qilgan holda 2007 yilda Crimson Drawing Room 1992 yong'in va keyinchalik qayta qurish

Vyatvillning eng mashhur asari - bu rokoko uslubida ishlangan xonalar. Ushbu xonalar 18-asrning o'rtalarida badiiy harakatning suyuq, o'ynoqi tomonlarini, shu jumladan ko'plab asl asarlarni o'z ichiga oladi Louis XV uslubi, lekin ularni "juda ko'p miqdorda" miqyosda loyihalash.^[29] 1992 yong'inidan keyin o'tkazilgan tergovlar shuni ko'rsatdiki, dastlab zamonaviy qasrning rokokolik xususiyatlari, dastlab 18-asrdan o'tgan armatura deb o'ylangan. Karlton uyi yoki Frantsiya, aslida 19-asrda gips va yog'ochga taqlid qilib, asl elementlar bilan aralashtirishga mo'ljallangan.^[30] Katta ziyofat xonasi bu 100 metr (30 m) va 40 fut (12 m) balandlikdagi va Edvard III ning katta zali joylashgan bu rokoko dizaynlarining eng ko'zga ko'ringan qismi.^[31] Yong'in chiqqandan keyin tiklangan ushbu xonaga etakchi restavrator Yan Konstantinid xarakterli ulkan frantsuzcha rokoko shiftini kiradi, chunki u "qo'lning qo'polligi va qo'polligi ... juda ajoyib effekt bilan butunlay soyada" masofa ".^[32] Xona qayta tiklangan to'plam tomonidan o'rnatiladi Gobelins frantsuz gobelenlari.^[32] Garchi 1820 yillarga qaraganda kamroq oltin barg bilan bezatilgan bo'lsa ham, natija "Regency dekoratsiyasining eng yaxshi to'plamlaridan biri" bo'lib qolmoqda.^[33] Oq, yashil va qirmizi rangdagi rasm xonalari jami 62 ta xonani o'z ichiga oladi kuboklar: qurol va urush o'ljalarini aks ettiruvchi o'ymakor, zarhallangan yog'och panellar Mason ma'nolari.^[34] Yong'indan keyin tiklangan yoki almashtirilgan ushbu sovrinlar "hayotiyligi, aniqligi va uch o'lchovli sifati" bilan mashhur bo'lib, dastlab 1826 yilda Karlton uyidan olib kelingan, ba'zilari dastlab Frantsiyadan olib kelingan, boshqalari esa Edvard Vayt tomonidan o'yilgan.^[34] Ushbu xonalarning yumshoq jihozlari, hashamatli bo'lishiga qaramay, zamonaviy did va narx jihatidan 1820-yillarning asl nusxalariga qaraganda ancha kamtar.^[35]

Wyatville-ning dizayni dastlab 17-asrda may oyida rassom bilan hamkorlikda qurilgan uchta xonani saqlab qoladi Antonio Verrio va o'ymakor Grinling Gibbonlar. Qirolichaning hozir bo'lish palatasi, qirolichaning tomoshabinlar xonasi va qirolning ovqatlanish xonasi barokko, franko-italyan uslubida ishlab chiqilgan bo'lib, "florid devor rasmlari bilan boyitilgan zarhal interyerlar" bilan ajralib turadi, Angliyaga birinchi marta 1648 va 1650 yillarda kiritilgan. Uilton uyi.^[36] Verrioning rasmlari "o'rta asrlarning kinoyasiga botgan" va mumtoz obrazlardir.^[37] Ushbu xonalar shu paytgacha alohida me'morchilik, naqqoshlik va o'ymakorlik san'atining innovatsion inglizcha "barokko sintezi" ni namoyish etish uchun mo'ljallangan edi.^[38]

A taqdimot chizmasi tomonidan Gothic dizaynini namoyish etgan yangi xususiy cherkov uchun Giles Downes

Zamonaviy davlat kvartiralaridagi bir nechta xonalar 18-asr yoki Viktoriya Gotika dizaynini aks ettiradi. Masalan, hozirgi dizayni 1850-yillardan kelib chiqqan, ammo 1992 yong'in paytida juda katta zarar ko'rgan Davlat ovqat xonasi, 20-yillarda, yostiq ustidagi zarhallangan xususiyatlar olib tashlanmaguncha, qayta tiklandi.^[39] Entoni Salvin Buyuk zinapoya, shuningdek, 18-asrning eski gotikasi tomonidan yoritilgan ikki qavatli zalga ko'tarilib, gotika uslubida Viktoriya davrining o'rtalarida yaratilgan. tonozli tomonidan ishlab chiqarilgan Grand Vestibule deb nomlangan chiroq minorasi Jeyms Uayt va tomonidan ijro etilgan Frensis Bernasconi.^[40] Zina tarixchi tomonidan tanqid qilingan Jon Robinson Uaytt va May tomonidan bitta saytda qurilgan avvalgi zinapoyalarga nisbatan aniq dizayni sifatida.^[41]

Davlat kvartiralarining ayrim qismlari 1992 yildagi yong'inda butunlay vayron bo'lgan va bu joy me'mor nomi bilan atalgan "Downesian Gothic" uslubida tiklangan, Giles Downes.^{[42][nb 3]} Uslubga "gotika an'analarini qayta talqin qilish uchun tikilgan modernizmning ancha yalang'och, salqin va tizimli muvofiqligi" kiradi.^[43] Douns bu uslub "guldor bezak" dan saqlanishini ta'kidlab, organik, oqimli gotika tuzilishini ta'kidlaydi.^[44] Uch yangi xona Dayns tomonidan Vindzorda qurilgan yoki ta'mirlangan. Dauns yangi bolg'acha nurli tom Sent-Jorj zali O'rta asrlardan buyon qurilgan eng katta yashil-eman inshooti bo'lib, gerald elementini nishonlaydigan yorqin rangli qalqonlar bilan bezatilgan. Garter buyrug'i; dizayn shiftdagi gotik yog'och buyumlari orqali qo'shimcha balandlik xayolotini yaratishga harakat qiladi.^[45] Fonar qabulxonasi mehmonlarni kutib olish uchun oqsoqlangan shiftni tashkil etuvchi, oqsoqolga o'xshash taqlid qilib, oqayotgan eman ustunlariga ega arum nilufar va qirolicha Viktoriya uchun qurilgan yong'in oldidagi cherkov joylashgan joyda.^[46][47] Yangi Xususiy cherkov nisbatan samimiy, faqat o'ttizta sig'inuvchini sig'dira oladi, ammo Sent-Jorj zali tomidagi me'moriy elementlarni Fonar Lobbi va Genri VIII cherkovning sakrash pog'onali stavkasi bilan birlashtiradi. Xempton sudi.^[48] Natijada Jozef Nuttgen tomonidan ishlab chiqilgan yong'inni eslatuvchi yangi vitrajlar oynasini to'ldiruvchi "favqulodda, doimiy va bir-biriga chambarchas shakllangan izlar to'ri" paydo bo'ldi,^[49] g'oyasi asosida Shahzoda Filipp.^[47] Uaytvillning kaminlari, bacalari va gotik stollari yonida o'tirgan XIV asrning yangi yoritilgan peshtoqi bilan Buyuk oshxona ham yong'indan keyin qayta qurish mahsulidir.^[50]

Davlat kvartiralarining pastki qavatida o'rta asrlarning taniqli xususiyatlari saqlanib qolgan. XIV asr Buyuk Underroft hali ham saqlanib kelmoqda, uzunligi 13 metrga (59 m) kengligi 31 fut (9,4 m) ga teng bo'lib, 13 koyga bo'lingan.^[51] 1992 yong'in paytida, Undercroft kichik xonalarga bo'lingan edi; maydon hozirda ochilgan bo'lib, unda subtrofrlarni takrorlash uchun yagona makon hosil bo'ladi Favvoralar va Rievaulx abbatliklari, garchi foydalanish uchun qulaylik uchun pol sun'iy ravishda ko'tarilgan bo'lsa ham.^[52] XIV asrga oid "chiroyli tonozli" Larderiya o'tish joyi "Oshxona hovlisi" bilan yonma-yon joylashgan va o'yma qirollik atirgullari bilan bezatilgan bo'lib, uning qurilishi Edvard III tomonidan belgilanadi.^{[53][nb 4]}

Quyi palata

Quyi palata, (ldan rgacha) Sent-Jorj cherkovi, Lady Chapel, Round Tower, turar joylar Harbiy ritsarlar va yashash joyi Harbiy ritsarlar gubernatori

Quyi palata Norman darvozasi orqali etib borilgan Dumaloq minoradan pastda va g'arbda joylashgan. Dastlab asosan O'rta asrlarning dizayni bilan, Quyi Uordning aksariyati Viktoriya o'rtalarida Viktoriya o'rtalarida yangilangan yoki rekonstruksiya qilingan. Entoni Salvin va Edvard Blor, "doimiy ravishda Gotik kompozitsiyani" shakllantirish.^[54] Quyi palata ushlab turadi Sent-Jorj cherkovi va Garter ordeni bilan bog'liq binolarning aksariyati.

Quyi palataning shimoliy qismida Sent-Jorj cherkovi joylashgan. Ushbu ulkan bino bu uyning ma'naviy uyidir Garter ritsarlari ordeni va 15-asr oxiri - 16-asr boshlarida tashkil topgan Perpendikulyar gotika uslubi.^[55] Yog'ochdan bezatilgan xor rastalari tomonidan tiklangan va kengaytirilgan 15-asrning dizayni Genri Emlin 18-asrning oxirida va so'nggi olti asr mobaynida Garter ritsarlari qo'llarini aks ettiruvchi mis guruch plitalari to'plami bilan bezatilgan.^[56] G'arbiy tomonda, cherkovda marosimlarda ishlatiladigan katta Viktoriya davri va zinapoyalar mavjud.^[57] Sharqiy vitray oynasi Viktoriya, va oriel oynasi uning shimoliy tomonida tomonidan qurilgan Genri VIII uchun Aragonlik Ketrin.^[58] Qurbongoh oldidagi tonozda qoldiqlari joylashgan Genri VIII, Jeyn Seymur va Karl I, bilan Edvard IV yaqin atrofda ko'milgan.^[59] Chapelni tarixchi Jon Robinson "ingliz perpendikulyar gotikasi dizaynining eng katta yutuqlaridan biri" deb hisoblaydi.^[5]

1480 yilda qurilgan va 19-asrda rekonstruksiya qilingan "Nal kloisteri"

Sent-Jorj cherkovining sharqiy qismida dastlab qurilgan Lady Chapel joylashgan Genri III 13-asrda va 1863-1873 yillarda Albert Memorial Chapel-ga aylantirildi Jorj Gilbert Skott.^[57] Hayotini xotirlash uchun qurilgan Shahzoda Albert, naqshinkor cherkov dabdabali bezatilgan va marmar, shisha mozaika va bronzadan ishlangan Anri de Triqueti, Syuzan Dyurant, Alfred Gilbert va Antonio Salviati.^[57] Kobelning sharqiy eshigi, bezakli temir buyumlar bilan qoplangan, 1246 yildagi asl eshikdir.^[60]

Quyi palataning g'arbiy qismida ibodatxonaning yonida uning ruhoniylari joylashgan ibodatxona yonida dastlab 1480 yilda qurilgan Nal kloisteri joylashgan. Unda vikarlar-xor yoki xizmatchilar cherkov.^[61] Ushbu egri g'isht va yog'ochdan yasalgan bino a shakliga o'xshash tarzda ishlab chiqilganligi aytiladi qulf, lardan biri nishonlar Edvard IV tomonidan ishlatilgan. Jorj Gilbert Skott 1871 yilda binoni qattiq tiklagan va asl tuzilishning oz qismi qolgan.^[61] Dastlab Edvard III tomonidan qurilgan boshqa diapazonlar tosh bilan birga perpendikulyar tosh bilan birga joylashgan iz qoldirish.^[62] 2011 yildan boshlab ular ofislar, kutubxona va dekan va Kanonlar.^[62]

Taqlid kloisteri ortida Quyi Uordning saqlanib qolgan eng qadimgi qismlaridan biri bo'lgan va XIII asrga tegishli bo'lgan komendant soati minorasi joylashgan.^[57] Minora ichki qismida sobiq zindon, a ning qoldiqlari joylashgan salli port, qamal paytida yashirinlar uchun yashirin chiqish.^[63] Yuqori qavatda 1478 yilda o'rnatilgan qal'a qo'ng'iroqlari va 1689 yildagi qal'a soatlari mavjud. Frantsuzcha uslub konus shaklida tom - bu 19-asrda Entoni Salvin tomonidan minorani zamonaviy tarzda qayta tiklashga urinish Evgen Viyollet-le-Dyuk ning dam olish Karkasson.^[64]

Cherkovning qarama-qarshi tomonida turar joy binolari, shu jumladan turar joy binolari joylashgan Harbiy ritsarlar va yashash joyi Harbiy ritsarlar gubernatori.^[65] Ushbu binolar XVI asrdan kelib chiqqan va har yakshanba kuni Garter ordeni vakili bo'lgan ritsarlar tomonidan hali ham foydalanilmoqda.^[66] Palataning janubiy qismida qirol Genrix VIIIning gerbi joylashgan darvozasi joylashgan Aragonlik Ketrin va qal'aga ikkinchi darajali kirishni tashkil qiladi.

Park va landshaft

Vindzor qasrining tik tepalikdagi o'rni, qal'aning bog'lari miqyosi cheklanganligini anglatadi.^[67] Qal'a bog'lari yuqori palatadan sharqqa XIX asrning terasi bo'ylab cho'zilgan.^[68] Vindzor qal'asi keng park maydonlari bilan o'ralgan. Qal'aning sharqiy tomoniga cho'zilgan maydon - bu 19-asrning yaratilishi Uy parki.^[69] Uy parki, asosan, ishchilar va ishchilar yashaydigan ko'plab uy-joylar bilan bir qatorda park maydonlarini va ikkita ishlaydigan fermani o'z ichiga oladi Frogmore mulk. Ikki qatorli daraxtlar xiyoboni bo'lgan Long Walk 2,65 mil (4,26 km) masofani bosib o'tadi.^[70] qal'aning janubida va kengligi 75 fut.^[71] 17-asrning asl qarag'aylari o'zgaruvchan bilan almashtirildi kashtan va samolyot daraxtlar. Ta'siri Gollandiyalik qarag'ay kasalligi 1945 yildan keyin keng miqyosda qayta ishlashga olib keldi.^[72]

Home Park kengroq shimoliy chekka bilan tutashgan Vindzor buyuk parki, taxminan 2020 gektar maydonni egallagan^[73] va eng qadimgi, shu jumladan keng bargli o'rmonzorlar Evropada.^[74] Qal'aning shimolida joylashgan Home Parkda xususiy maktab, Sent-Jorj, bu esa beradi xorlar cherkovga. Eton kolleji qal'adan qariyb yarim mil uzoqlikda joylashgan Temza daryosi, bu shoh poydevori bo'lganligini aks ettiradi Genri VI.

Qal'aning janubdan havodan ko'rinishi: chapdan o'ngga, Quyi palata, O'rta palata va Dumaloq minora, Yuqori palata va Sharqiy teras bog'i, o'ng pastki burchakda Uzoq yurish. The Temza daryosi rasmning yuqori chap qismida ko'rish mumkin.

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O'rta palatadagi Dumaloq minora, tomonidan qurilgan Genri II va 19-asrda qayta qurilgan

Vindzor qal'asi dastlab tomonidan qurilgan Uilyam Fath dan keyingi o'n yil ichida Norman fathi 1066 dan.^[75] Uilyam mudofaa halqasini o'rnatdi motte va Beyli London atrofidagi qasrlar; shahar va keyingi qal'adan qariyb 32 km uzoqlikda - har biri bir kunlik yurish bo'lib, inqiroz sharoitida oson kuchaytirishga imkon berdi.^[75] Vindzor qal'asi, bu mustahkamlangan halqalardan biri, ikkalasiga ham yaqin bo'lgani uchun strategik ahamiyatga ega edi Temza daryosi, Londonga olib boriladigan o'rta asrlarning asosiy yo'li va Vindzor o'rmoni, ilgari Sakson shohlari tomonidan ishlatilgan qirol ovchilik qo'riqxonasi.^[76] Yaqin atrofdagi Clivore aholi punkti yoki Aqlli, eski edi Saksoniya yashash joyi. Dastlabki yog'och qal'a a dan iborat edi saqlamoq inson tomonidan ishlab chiqarilgan tepada motte, yoki tepalik, kichik bilan himoyalangan Beyli devor, bo'rni egallaydi inlier yoki daryodan 30 metr balandlikda ko'tarilish.^[77] Qo'riqxonaning sharqida ikkinchi Yog'ochli Beyli qurilib, keyinchalik yuqori palatani tashkil qildi.^[78] Asr oxiriga kelib, g'arbiy qismida zamonaviy qal'aning asosiy shaklini yaratgan yana bir Beyli qurildi.^{[78][nb 5]} Dizaynda Vindzor eng o'xshash edi Arundel qal'asi, yana bir kuchli erta Norman istehkomi, lekin er-xotin Beyli dizayni ham topilgan Rokingem va Alnvik qasri.^[80]

Dastlab Vindzordan qirol qarorgohi sifatida foydalanilmadi. Dastlabki Norman shohlari sobiq saroydan foydalanishni afzal ko'rishgan Edward Confessor qishlog'ida Eski Vindzor.^[81] Vindzor qasridan qarorgoh sifatida foydalangan birinchi podshoh bo'lgan Genri I, kim nishonladi Whitsuntide 1110 yilda qal'ada yuqori darajadagi ishonchsizlik davrida.^[82] Genri bilan nikoh Adela, qizi Luvaynlik Godfri, 1121 yilda qasrda sodir bo'lgan. Ushbu davrda saqlanish sezilarli darajada qulab tushgan - arxeologik dalillar shuni ko'rsatadiki, motte janubiy tomoni tinchlandi 6 metrdan (2 m) ko'proq^[83] Yog'och qoziqlar motni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun haydab chiqarildi va eski yog'och saqlash joyi yangi tosh bilan almashtirildi qobiqni saqlash, shimoliy-sharqqa kirish eshigi va yangi tosh quduq bilan.^[84] A kimyo, yoki past himoya devor, keyinchalik saqlashga qo'shildi.^[84]

Genri II 1154 yilda taxtga chiqdi va 1165 va 1179 yillar orasida Vindzorda keng bino qurdi.^[78] Genri yuqori palatani o'rab turgan yog'och palisadani to'rtburchak minoralar bilan kesilgan tosh devor bilan almashtirdi va birinchi Shoh darvozasini qurdi.^[78] Birinchi toshbo'ron cho'kishdan aziyat chekayotgan edi va janub tomonidagi tosh ishlarida yoriqlar paydo bo'la boshladi.^[84] Genri saqlash joyini boshqa tosh qobiq va chemise devor bilan almashtirdi, ammo tepalikdagi bosimni yumshatish uchun devorlarni motte chetidan ko'chirdi va qo'shimcha qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun janubiy tomonga katta poydevor qo'shdi.^[84] Qal'aning ichida Genri qirollik turar joyini qayta qurgan.^[78] Bagshot Heath tosh ko'p ish uchun ishlatilgan, va tosh Bedfordshir ichki binolar uchun.^[85]

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Komendant soati minorasi, Quyi palataning bir qismi, ostida qurilgan Genri III va 19-asrda qayta qurilgan

Shoh Jon Vindzordagi ba'zi qurilish ishlarini o'z zimmasiga oldi, lekin birinchi navbatda mudofaaga emas, balki turar joyga.^[86] Davomida qal'a rol o'ynagan ingliz baronlarining qo'zg'oloni: qal'a 1214 yilda qamal qilingan va Yuhanno imzo chekishdan oldin muzokaralar paytida qal'ani o'zining asosi sifatida ishlatgan. Magna Carta yaqinda Runnymede 1215 yilda.^[86] 1216 yilda qal'a yana qo'mondonligi ostida baron va frantsuz qo'shinlari tomonidan qamal qilindi Nevers soni, lekin Jonning konstable, Engelard de Cigogné, uni muvaffaqiyatli himoya qildi.^[86]

Ikkinchi qamal paytida qal'aga etkazilgan zarar 1216 va 1221 yillarda Jonning vorisi nomidan Cigogne tomonidan darhol tiklandi. Genri III, mudofaani yanada kuchaytirgan.^[87] Quyi palataning devorlari tosh bilan qayta qurilgan bo'lib, 1224 yildan 1230 yilgacha bo'lajak Genri VIII darvozasi joylashgan darvozaxona bilan to'ldirilgan.^[78] Komendant soati, Garter va Solsberi minoralari uchta yangi minoralar qurildi.^[86] O'rta palata janubiy tosh devor bilan mustahkamlanib, har ikki uchida yangi Edvard III va Genri III minoralari bilan himoyalangan.^[78]

Vindzor qasri Genrining uchta sevimli turar-joylaridan biri bo'lgan va u Vindzorda boshqa mulklariga qaraganda ko'proq pul sarflagan holda qirollarning turar joyiga katta mablag 'sarflagan.^{[88][nb 6]} Uylanganidan keyin Provansning Eleanorasi, Genri 1240-63 yillarda Yuqori palataning shimoliy qismida joylashgan mahalla atrofida hashamatli saroy qurdirdi.^[89] Bu birinchi navbatda qirolicha va Genrining farzandlari uchun mo'ljallangan edi.^[78] Quyi palatada qirol janubiy devor bo'ylab o'z ehtiyojlari uchun bir qator binolar, shu jumladan, keyinchalik 21 metr uzunlikdagi ibodatxonani qurishni buyurdi. Lady Chapel.^[90] Bu o'zining foydalanishi uchun qurilgan ko'plab cherkovlarning eng ulug'vorligi edi Seynt-Shapelle hajmi va sifati bo'yicha Parijda.^[91] Genri Quyi palataning shimoliy tomonida joylashgan Katta Zalni ta'mirladi va uni yangi oshxona bilan kengaytirdi va Zal bilan oshxona o'rtasida yopiq yo'lakchani qurdi.^[90] Genri ijodi "ingliz o'rta asr san'atining suv sathidan birini" tashkil etgan boy bezaklarning diniy ranglari bilan ajralib turardi.^[92] Konvertatsiya narxi 10000 funtdan oshdi.^[87] Natijada, qal'ada monarxiyaning ommaviy yuziga bag'ishlangan yanada xususiy yuqori palata va quyi palata o'rtasida bo'linish paydo bo'ldi.^[60] XIII asr davomida qasrda kichikroq bino qurilgan; 1296 yilda Quyi palatadagi katta zal yong'in natijasida vayron qilingan, ammo u qayta tiklanmagan.^[93]

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Norman darvozasi, tomonidan qurilgan Eduard III va 19-asrda qayta qurilgan

Eduard III Vindzor qal'asida tug'ilgan va uni butun hukmronligi davrida keng ishlatgan.^[93] 1344 yilda qirol qal'ada yangi davra suhbati ordeni tashkil etilganligini e'lon qildi.^[6] Edvard ushbu buyurtmani qabul qilish uchun qasrda yangi bino qurishni boshladi, ammo u tugamadi.^[6] Xronikerlar uni dumaloq bino deb ta'rifladilar, uning bo'ylab balandligi 61 metr bo'lgan va u, ehtimol yuqori palataning markazida bo'lgan.^[94] Ko'p o'tmay, Edvard noaniq bo'lib qolgan sabablarga ko'ra yangi tartibni tark etdi va buning o'rniga o'rnatdi Garter buyrug'i, yana shtab-kvartirasi bo'lgan Vindzor qal'asi bilan xizmatchi bilan to'ldirilgan Kambag'al Vindzor ritsarlari.^[6] Ushbu jarayonning bir qismi sifatida Edvard Vindzor qasrini, xususan Genri III saroyini qayta qurishga qaror qildi, bu shoh hokimiyati va ritsarlikning ramzi bo'lgan qasrni qurish uchun.^[95] Edvardga bobosi Edvard I ning harbiy yutuqlari ham, otasi Edvard II boshchiligidagi qirol hokimiyatining pasayishi ham ta'sir ko'rsatdi va innovatsion, "o'z-o'zini anglaydigan estetik, muskulli, jangovar me'morchilik" ni ishlab chiqarishni maqsad qilgan.^[96]

Edvard joylashtirildi Vayxemdagi Uilyam yangi qasrni qayta qurish va loyihalash bo'yicha umumiy mas'uliyat va ishlar davom etar ekan, Edvard Dumaloq minorada vaqtincha turar joylarda qoldi.^[93] 1350-1377 yillarda Edvard Vindzor qasrini yangilash uchun 51000 funt sarfladi; Bu har qanday ingliz o'rta asr monarxi tomonidan bitta qurilish operatsiyasiga sarflangan eng katta mablag 'edi va Edvardning yillik yillik daromadi 30 ming funt sterlingdan bir yarim baravar ko'p.^[97] Qal'aning ba'zi xarajatlari Edvardning janglardagi g'alabalaridan keyin to'lovlar natijasida to'langan Kresi, Calais va Poitiers.^[93] Vindzor qal'asi, Edvard uni kengaytirishni boshlashdan oldin allaqachon muhim bino bo'lib, sarmoyani yanada ta'sirchan qildi va xarajatlarning katta qismi boy jihozlarga sarflandi.^[98] Qal'a "butun O'rta asrlarda Angliyadagi eng qimmat dunyoviy qurilish loyihasi" bo'lgan.^[6]

Edvardning yangi saroyi Yuqori palataning shimoliy tomonida joylashgan Kichik Kloister, Qirol Kloisteri va Oshxona sudi deb nomlangan uchta suddan iborat edi.^[99] Saroyning oldida yangi zali va yangi cherkovni birlashtirgan Sent-Jorj zali yotar edi. Ushbu diapazonda ikkita nosimmetrik darvoza, Spicerie Gatehouse va Kitchen Gatehouse mavjud edi. Spicerie Gatehouse saroyga asosiy kirish joyi bo'lgan, Kitchen Gatehouse esa shunchaki oshxona hovlisiga olib kirgan.^[100] Katta zalda palataning narigi tomoniga qaraydigan ko'plab katta derazalar bor edi.^[101] Ushbu diapazon g'ayrioddiy, birlashtirilgan tom chizig'iga ega edi va saroyning qolgan qismidan balandroq tomga ega bo'lib, juda ajralib turardi.^[102] Podshohning shaxsiy foydalanishi uchun mo'ljallangan Atirgul minorasi tog'ning g'arbiy burchagiga yo'l oldi.^[99] Natijada "buyuk va ko'rinishda me'morchilik jihatidan birlashtirilgan saroy ... har qanday shaklda bir xil bo'lgan, masalan tom tomi, deraza balandliklari, korniş chizig'i, pol va ship balandliklari".^[103] Zal, Kapel va Buyuk palatadan tashqari, yangi interyerlarning hammasi balandligi va kengligi o'xshash edi.^{[104][nb 7]} Ammo mudofaa xususiyatlari, avvalambor, namoyish qilish uchun edi, ehtimol Garter ordenining ikki yarmi o'rtasida birlashish uchun zamin yaratdi.^[96]

Tomonidan qurilgan Sent-Jorj zali oralig'idagi rekonstruktsiya Eduard III: (l to r) Spicerie Gatehouse, cherkov, zal, oshxona darvozasi

Edvard o'z mahkamasi uchun yuqori palataning sharqiy va janubiy chekkalari atrofida yanada hashamatli, o'ziga yaroqli turar joylar qurib, to'rtburchakning zamonaviy shaklini yaratdi.^[10] Normand darvozasi Uordning g'arbiy kirishini ta'minlash uchun qurilgan.^[93] Quyi palatada cherkov kattalashtirildi va yonida qurilgan kanonlar uchun katta binolar bilan qayta qurildi.^[93] Eng dastlabki mexanik mexanik soat Angliyada Edvard III tomonidan 1354 yilda Dumaloq minorada o'rnatildi.^[105] Vayxemdagi Uilyam qurishga kirishdi Oksforddagi yangi kollej va Vinchester kolleji, bu erda Vindzor qal'asining ta'sirini osongina ko'rish mumkin.^[93]

Yangi qal'a frantsuz mahbuslarini ushlab turish uchun ishlatilgan Poitiers jangi 1357 yilda, shu jumladan Shoh Ioann II, kim uchun o'tkazilgan katta to'lov.^[106] Keyinchalik asrda qal'a ham o'z foydasiga topdi Richard II. Richard Aziz Jorj cherkovining kapelida restavratsiya ishlarini olib bordi, bu ish olib borilmoqda Jefri Chauser, diplomat va Qirol asarlari xizmatchisi sifatida xizmat qilgan.

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Sent-Jorj cherkovi tomonidan 1475 yilda boshlangan Edvard IV

Angliya tobora kuchayib borayotgan siyosiy zo'ravonliklarga qaramay, Vindzor qasri XV asrda monarxlar tomonidan ma'qullashda davom etdi.^[107] Genri IV 1399 yildagi to'ntarish paytida qal'ani egallab oldi, garchi qo'lga kirmasa ham Richard II, Londonga qochib ketgan.^[107] Ostida Genri V, Qal'aning tashrifi bo'lib o'tdi Muqaddas Rim imperatori 1417 yilda, qal'aning turar joyini o'z chegaralariga qadar cho'zgan katta diplomatik voqea.^[108]

15-asrning o'rtalariga kelib Angliya tobora raqib qirol guruhlari o'rtasida bo'linib ketdi Lankastriyaliklar va Yorkliklar. Natijada Vindzor kabi qasrlar hal qiluvchi rol o'ynamadi Atirgullar urushi (1455–85), ular asosan raqib guruhlar o'rtasidagi keskin janglar shaklida olib borilgan.^[109] Genri VI, Vindzor qal'asida tug'ilgan va Vindzorning Genri nomi bilan tanilgan, to'qqiz oylik yoshida shoh bo'ldi.^[110] Uning ozchilikni tashkil etgan uzoq muddatli davri, Genri lankastriyalik tarafdorlari va Yorkchilar o'rtasidagi ziddiyatlarning kuchayishi bilan birga, Vindzordan e'tiborni chalg'itdi.^[111] Garterdagi ziyofatlar va qasrdagi boshqa tantanali tadbirlar kamdan-kam bo'lib, kam qatnashgan.^[111]

Edvard IV 1461 yilda hokimiyatni qo'lga kiritdi. Eduard Genrining xotinini qo'lga kiritganda, Anjoulik Margaret, u qal'ada hibsga olinishi uchun qaytarib berildi.^[112] Edvard "Garter" ordeni bilan jonlana boshladi va 1472 yilda juda dabdabali ziyofat uyushtirdi.^[113] Edvard hozirgi qurilishini boshladi Sent-Jorj cherkovi 1475 yilda, natijada Quyi palatadagi eski binolarning bir nechtasi demontaj qilingan.^[114] Katta ibodatxonani qurish bilan Edvard o'zining yangi sulolasi Angliyaning doimiy hukmdorlari ekanligini ko'rsatmoqchi edi va ehtimol Genri VI yaqin atrofda bunyod etishni buyurgan xuddi shunday cherkov bilan raqobatlashishga urinib ko'rgan bo'lishi mumkin. Eton kolleji.^[111] Richard III mag'lub bo'lishidan oldin Vindzor qal'asidan faqat qisqa muddat foydalangan Bosvort maydonidagi jang 1485 yilda, ammo Genrix VI jasadi ko'chib ketgan Chertsey Abbey Surreyda ziyoratchilarga osonroq tashrif buyurish uchun qal'aga.^[115]

Genri VII Vindzordan ko'proq foydalangan. In 1488, shortly after succeeding to the throne, he held a massive feast for the Order of the Garter at the castle.^[116] He completed the roof of St George's Chapel, and set about converting the older eastern Lady Chapel into a proposed shrine to Henry VI, whose canonisation was then considered imminent.^[116] In the event, Henry VI was not canonised and the project was abandoned, although the shrine continued to attract a flood of pilgrims.^[117] Henry VII appears to have remodelled the King's Chamber in the palace, and had the roof of the Great Kitchen rebuilt in 1489.^[118] He also built a three-storied tower on the west end of the palace, which he used for his personal apartments.^[119] Windsor began to be used for international diplomatic events, including the grand visit of Kastiliyalik Filipp I in 1506.^[116] William de la Pole, one of the surviving Yorkist claimants to the throne, was imprisoned at Windsor Castle during Henry's reign, before his execution in 1513.^[120]

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The Genri VIII gateway in the Lower Ward

Genri VIII enjoyed Windsor Castle, as a young man "exercising himself daily in shooting, singing, dancing, wrestling, casting of the bar, playing at the recorders, flute, virginals, in setting of songs and making of ballads".^[121] The tradition of the Garter Feasts was maintained and became more extravagant; the size of the royal retinue visiting Windsor had to be restricted because of the growing numbers.^[122] Davomida Inoyat ziyoratlari, a huge uprising in the north of England against Henry's rule in 1536, the king used Windsor as a secure base in the south from which to manage his military response.^[123] Throughout the Tudor period, Windsor was also used as a safe retreat in the event of plagues occurring in London.^[124]

Henry rebuilt the principal castle gateway in about 1510 and constructed a tennis court at the base of the motte in the Upper Ward.^[125] He also built a long terrace, called the North Wharf, along the outside wall of the Upper Ward; constructed of wood, it was designed to provide a commanding view of the Temza daryosi quyida.^[118] The design included an outside staircase into the king's apartments, which made the monarch's life more comfortable at the expense of considerably weakening the castle's defences.^[126] Early in his reign, Henry had given the eastern Lady Chapel ga Kardinal Volsi for Wolsey's future mausoleum.^[127] Benedetto Grazzini converted much of this into an Italian Renaissance design, before Wolsey's fall from power brought an end to the project, with contemporaries estimating that around £60,000 (£295 million in 2008 terms) had been spent on the work.^[128] Henry continued the project, but it remained unfinished when he himself was buried in the chapel, in an elaborate funeral in 1547.^[129]

Windsor Castle in the 1670s from across the Temza daryosi, showing the North Terrace (left) built by Yelizaveta I in the 16th century and the steep, protective ground to the north of the castle

By contrast, the young Eduard VI disliked Windsor Castle.^[130] Edward's Protestant beliefs led him to simplify the Garter ceremonies, to discontinue the annual Feast of the Garter at Windsor and to remove any signs of Catholic practices with the Order.^[131] During the rebellions and political strife of 1549, Windsor was again used as a safe-haven for the king and the Somerset gersogi.^[132] Edward famously commented whilst staying at Windsor Castle during this period that "Methink I am in a prison, here are no galleries, nor no gardens to walk in".^[130] Under both Edward and his sister, Meri I, some limited building work continued at the castle, in many cases using resources recovered from the English abbeys.^[133] Water was piped into the Upper Ward to create a fountain.^[118] Mary also expanded the buildings used by the Knights of Windsor in the Lower Ward, using stone from Abbeyni o'qish.^[118]

Yelizaveta I spent much of her time at Windsor Castle and used it a safe haven in crises, "knowing it could stand a siege if need be".^[134] Ten new guruch cannons were purchased for the castle's defence.^[135] It became one of her favourite locations and she spent more money on the property than on any of her other palaces.^[136] She conducted some modest building works at Windsor, including a wide range of repairs to the existing structures.^[137] She converted the North Wharf into a permanent, huge stone terrace, complete with statues, carvings and an octagonal, outdoor banqueting house, raising the western end of the terrace to provide more privacy.^[138] The chapel was refitted with stalls, a gallery and a new ceiling.^[139] A bridge was built over the ditch to the south of the castle to enable easier access to the park.^[136] Elizabeth built a gallery range of buildings on the west end of the Upper Ward, alongside Henry VII's tower.^[140] Elizabeth increasingly used the castle for diplomatic engagements, but space continued to prove a challenge as the property was simply not as large as the more modern royal palaces.^[141] This flow of foreign visitors was captured for the queen's entertainment in Uilyam Shekspir o'yin, Vindzorning quvnoq xotinlari.^{[142][nb 8]}

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A qushlarga qarash of Windsor Castle in 1658, by Ventslas Xollar, shown before Hugh May 's reconstruction of the Upper Ward

Jeyms I used Windsor Castle primarily as a base for hunting, one of his favourite pursuits, and for socialising with his friends.^[143] Many of these occasions involved extensive ichish sessions, including one with Daniyalik nasroniy IV in 1606 that became infamous across Europe for the resulting drunken behaviour of the two kings.^[144] The absence of space at Windsor continued to prove problematic, with James' English and Scottish retinues often quarrelling over rooms.^[144]

Karl I was a connoisseur of art, and paid greater attention to the aesthetic aspects of Windsor Castle than his predecessors.^[145] Charles had the castle completely surveyed by a team including Inigo Jons in 1629, but little of the recommended work was carried out.^[139] Nonetheless, Charles employed Nikolas Stoun to improve the chapel gallery in the Mannerist style and to construct a gateway in the North Terrace.^[139] Christian van Vianen, a noted Dutch goldsmith, was employed to produce a barok gold service for the St George's Chapel altar. In the final years of peace, Charles demolished the fountain in the Upper Ward, intending to replace it with a classical statue.^[146]

1642 yilda Ingliz fuqarolar urushi broke out, dividing the country into the Royalist supporters of Charles, and the Parlament a'zolari. Keyinchalik Edgehill jangi in October, Parliament became concerned that Charles might advance on London.^[147] Jon Venn took control of Windsor Castle with twelve companies of foot soldiers to protect the route along the Thames river, becoming the governor of the castle for the duration of the war.^[147] The contents of St George's Chapel were both valuable and, to many Parliamentary forces, inappropriately oliy cherkov uslubda.^[147] Looting began immediately: Edward IV's bejewelled coat of mail was stolen; the chapel's organs, windows and books destroyed; the Lady Chapel was emptied of valuables, including the component parts of Henry VIII's unfinished tomb.^[148] By the end of the war, some 3,580 ounces (101 kg) of gold and silver plastinka had been looted.^[147]

Reyn shahzodasi Rupert, a prominent Royalist general, attempted to relieve Windsor Castle that November.^[147] Rupert's small force of cavalry was able to take the town of Windsor, but was unable to overcome the walls at Windsor Castle – in due course, Rupert was forced to retreat.^[149] Over the winter of 1642–3, Windsor Castle was converted into the headquarters for the Esseks grafligi, a senior Parliamentary general.^[149] The Horseshoe Cloister was taken over as a prison for captured Royalists, and the resident kanonlar were expelled from the castle.^[149] The Lady Chapel was turned into a jurnal.^[150] Looting by the underpaid garrison continued to be a problem; 500 royal deer were killed across the Windsor Great Park during the winter, and fences were burned as firewood.^[149]

In 1647 Charles, then a prisoner of Parliament, was brought to the castle for a period under arrest, before being moved to Xempton sudi.^[149] In 1648 there was a Royalist plan, never enacted, to seize Windsor Castle.^[151] The Parliamentary Armiya kengashi moved into Windsor in November and decided to try Charles for treason.^[151] Charles was held at Windsor again for the last three weeks of his reign; after his execution in January 1649, his body was taken back to Windsor that night through a snowstorm, to be interred without ceremony in the tonoz ostida Sent-Jorj cherkovi.^[152]

Windsor Castle in 1658, as seen from the south-east, by Ventslas Xollar; (l to r) the Lower Ward, the Middle Ward and Round Tower, the Upper Ward

Qayta tiklash of the monarchy in 1660 saw the first period of significant change to Windsor Castle for many years. The civil war and the years of the Interregnum had caused extensive damage to the royal palaces in England.^[153] At the same time the shifting "functional requirements, patterns of movement, modes of transport, aesthetic taste and standards of comfort" amongst royal circles was changing the qualities being sought in a successful palace.^[153] Windsor was the only royal palace to be successfully fully modernised by Charles II in the Restoration years.^[153]

During the Interregnum, however, squatters had occupied Windsor Castle. As a result, the "King's house was a wreck; the fanatic, the pilferer, and the squatter, having been at work ... Paupers had squatted in many of the towers and cabinets".^[154] Shortly after returning to England, Charles appointed Shahzoda Rupert, one of his few surviving close relatives, to be the Constable of Windsor Castle 1668 yilda.^[155] Rupert immediately began to reorder the castle's defences, repairing the Round Tower and reconstructing the haqiqiy tennis sud.^[156] Charles attempted to restock Windsor Great Park with deer brought over from Germany, but the herds never recovered their pre-war size.^[149] Rupert created apartments for himself in the Round Tower, decorated with an "extraordinary" number of weapons and armour, with his inner chambers "hung with tapisserie, curious and effeminate pictures".^[157]

The Upper Ward seen from the east, after Hugh May 's reconstruction work. May's new East Terrace is in the foreground.

Charles was heavily influenced by Louis XIV style and imitated French design at his palace at Winchester va Qirol kasalxonasi da "Chelsi".^[158] At Windsor, Charles created "the most extravagantly Baroque interiors ever executed in England".^[158] Much of the building work was paid for out of increased royal revenues from Ireland during the 1670s.^[159] French court etiquette at the time required a substantial number of enfiladed rooms to satisfy court protocol; the demand for space forced architect Hugh May to expand out into the North Terrace, rebuilding and widening it in the process.^[160] This new building was called the Star Building, because Charles II placed a huge gilt Garter star on the side of it.^[160] May took down and rebuilt the walls of Edward III's hall and chapel, incorporating larger windows but retaining the height and dimensions of the medieval building.^[160] Although Windsor Castle was now big enough to hold the entire court, it was not built with chambers for the King's Council, as would be found in Uaytxoll.^[161] Instead Charles took advantage of the good road links emerging around Windsor to hold his council meetings at Xempton sudi when he was staying at the castle.^[161] The result became an "exemplar" for royal buildings for the next twenty-five years.^[162] The result of May's work showed a medievalist leaning; although sometimes criticised for its "dullness", May's reconstruction was both sympathetic to the existing castle and a deliberate attempt to create a slightly austere 17th-century version of a "neo-Norman" castle.^[163]

Uilyam III foydalanishga topshirildi Nicholas Hawksmoor va janob Kristofer Rren to conduct a large, final classical remodelling of the Upper Ward, but the king's early death caused the plan to be cancelled.^[164] Qirolicha Anne was fond of the castle, and attempted to address the lack of a formal garden by instructing Henry Wise to begin work on the Maestricht Garden beneath the North Terrace, which was never completed.^[164] Anne also created the racecourse at Ascot and began the tradition of the annual Royal Ascot procession from the castle.^[165]

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The North Terrace at sunset c. 1790, by Pol Sandbi

Jorj I took little interest in Windsor Castle, preferring his other palaces at Sent-Jeymsniki, Xempton sudi va Kensington.^[166] Jorj II rarely used Windsor either, preferring Hampton Court.^[167] Many of the apartments in the Upper Ward were given out as "inoyat va marhamat " privileges for the use of prominent widows or other friends of the Crown.^[168] The Kamberlend gersogi made the most use of the property in his role as the Ranger of Windsor Great Park.^[169] By the 1740s, Windsor Castle had become an early tourist attraction; wealthier visitors who could afford to pay the castle keeper could enter, see curiosities such as the castle's narval horn, and by the 1750s buy the first guidebooks to Windsor, produced by Jorj Bikxem in 1753 and Joseph Pote in 1755.^{[170] [nb 9]} As the condition of the State Apartments continued to deteriorate, even the general public were able to regularly visit the property.^[172]

Jorj III reversed this trend when he came to the throne in 1760.^[168] George disliked Hampton Court, and was attracted by the park at Windsor Castle.^[168] George wanted to move into the Ranger's House by the castle, but his brother, Genri was already living in it and refused to move out.^[173] Instead, George had to move into the Upper Lodge, later called the Queen's Lodge, and started the long process of renovating the castle and the surrounding parks.^[173] Initially the atmosphere at the castle remained very informal, with local children playing games inside the Upper and Lower Wards, and the royal family frequently seen as they walked around the grounds.^[172] As time went by, however, access for visitors became more limited.^[166]

George's architectural taste shifted over the years.^[174] As a young man, he favoured Classical, in particular Palladian styles, but the king came to favour a more Gothic style, both as a consequence of the Palladian style becoming overused and poorly implemented, and because the Gothic form had come to be seen as a more honest, national style of English design in the light of the Frantsiya inqilobi.^[175] Working with the architect Jeyms Uayt, George attempted to "transform the exterior of the buildings in the Upper Ward into a Gothic palace, while retaining the character of the Hugh May state rooms".^[176] The outside of the building was restyled with Gothic features, including new battlements and turrets.^[176] Inside, conservation work was undertaken, and several new rooms constructed, including a new Gothic staircase to replace May's 17th-century version, complete with the Grand Vestibule ceiling above it.^[177] New paintings were purchased for the castle, and collections from other royal palaces moved there by the king.^[178] The cost of the work came to over £150,000 (£100 million in 2008 terms).^[179][180] The king undertook extensive work in the castle's Great Park as well, laying out the new Norfolk and Flemish farms, creating two dairies and restoring Virjiniya suv ko'li va uning g'azab va ahmoqlar.^[181]

At the end of this period Windsor Castle became a place of royal confinement. In 1788 the king first became ill during a dinner at Windsor Castle; diagnosed as suffering from madness, he was removed for a period to the oq uy at Kew, where he temporarily recovered.^[182] After relapses in 1801 and 1804, his condition became enduring from 1810 onwards and he was confined in the State Apartments of Windsor Castle, with building work on the castle ceasing the following year.^[183]

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The Lower Ward in 1840, by Jozef Nash, ko'rsatib Military Knights attending chapel on a Sunday morning

Jorj IV came to the throne in 1820 intending to create a set of royal palaces that reflected his wealth and influence as the ruler of an increasingly powerful Britain.^[184] George's previous houses, Karlton uyi va Brayton pavilyoni were too small for grand court events, even after expensive extensions.^[184] George expanded the Royal Lodge in the castle park whilst he was Prince Regent, and then began a programme of work to modernise the castle itself once he became king.^[184]

George persuaded Parlament to vote him £ 300,000 for restoration (£245 million in 2008 terms).^[97][180] Under the guidance of George's advisor, Charlz Long, the architect Jeffri Vyatvill was selected, and work commenced in 1824.^{[185][nb 10]}Wyatville's own preference ran to Gothic architecture, but George, who had led the reintroduction of the French Rokoko style to England at Carlton House, preferred a blend of periods and styles, and applied this taste to Windsor.^[186] The terraces were closed off to visitors for greater privacy and the exterior of the Upper Ward was completely remodelled into its current appearance.^[187] The Round Tower was raised in height to create a more dramatic appearance; many of the rooms in the State Apartments were rebuilt or remodelled; numerous new towers were created, much higher than the older versions.^[188] The south range of the ward was rebuilt to provide private accommodation for the king, away from the state rooms.^[189] Ning haykali Charlz II was moved from the centre of the Upper Ward to the base of the motte.^[189] Janob Valter Skott captured contemporary views when he noted that the work showed "a great deal of taste and feeling for the Gothic architecture"; many modern commentators, including Shahzoda Charlz, have criticised Wyatville's work as representing an act of vandalism of May's earlier designs.^[190] The work was unfinished at the time of George IV's death in 1830, but was broadly completed by Wyatville's death in 1840. The total expenditure on the castle had soared to the colossal sum of over one million pounds (£817 million in 2008 terms) by the end of the project.^[97][180]

Qirolicha Viktoriya va Malika Beatrice in the Queen's Sitting Room in 1895, photographed by Mary Steen

Qirolicha Viktoriya va Shahzoda Albert made Windsor Castle their principal royal residence, despite Victoria complaining early in her reign that the castle was "dull and tiresome" and "prison-like", and preferring Osborne va Balmoral as holiday residences.^[191] Ning o'sishi Britaniya imperiyasi and Victoria's close dynastic ties to Europe made Windsor the hub for many diplomatic and state visits, assisted by the new railways and paroxodlar davrning.^[192] Indeed, it has been argued that Windsor reached its social peak during the Victorian era, seeing the introduction of invitations to numerous prominent figures to "dine and sleep" at the castle.^[193] Victoria took a close interest in the details of how Windsor Castle was run, including the minutiae of the social events.^[194] Few visitors found these occasions comfortable, both due to the design of the castle and the excessive royal formality.^[195] Prince Albert died in the Blue Room at Windsor Castle in 1861 and was buried in the Royal Mausoleum built at nearby Frogmore ichida Uy parki.^[196] The prince's rooms were maintained exactly as they had been at the moment of his death and Victoria kept the castle in a state of mourning for many years, becoming known as the "Widow of Windsor ", a phrase popularised in the famous poem by Rudyard Kipling.^[197] The Queen shunned the use of Bukingem saroyi after Albert's death and instead used Windsor Castle as her residence when conducting official business near London.^[198] Towards the end of her reign, plays, operas, and other entertainments slowly began to be held at the castle again, accommodating both the Queen's desire for entertainment and her reluctance to be seen in public.^[199]

Several minor alterations were made to the Upper Ward under Victoria. Entoni Salvin rebuilt Wyatville's grand staircase, with Edvard Blor constructing a new private chapel within the State Apartments.^[200] Salvin also rebuilt the State Dining Room following a serious fire in 1853.^[201] Ludwig Gruner assisted in the design of the Queen's Private Audience Chamber in the south range.^[202] Blore and Salvin also did extensive work in the Lower Ward, under the direction of Prince Albert, including the Hundred Steps leading down into Windsor town, rebuilding the Garter, Curfew and Salisbury towers, the houses of the Military Knights and creating a new Guardhouse.^[203] Jorj Gilbert Skott rebuilt the Horseshoe Cloister in the 1870s.^[54] The Norman Gatehouse was turned into a private dwelling for Sir Henry Ponsonby.^[204] Windsor Castle did not benefit from many of the minor improvements of the era, however, as Victoria disliked gaz nuri, preferring candles; electric lighting was only installed in limited parts of the castle at the end of her reign.^[195] Indeed, the castle was famously cold and draughty in Victoria's reign,^[204] but it was connected to a nearby reservoir, with water reliably piped into the interior for the first time.^[205]

Many of the changes under Victoria were to the surrounding parklands and buildings. The Royal Dairy at Frogmore was rebuilt in a Tudorbethan style in 1853; George III's Dairy rebuilt in a Uyg'onish davri style in 1859; the Georgian Flemish Farm rebuilt, and the Norfolk Farm renovated.^[206] The Long Walk was planted with fresh trees to replace the diseased stock.^[69] The Windsor Castle and Town Approaches Act, passed by Parliament in 1848, permitted the closing and re-routing of the old roads which previously ran through the park from Windsor to Datchet va Eski Vindzor.^[207] These changes allowed the Royal Family to undertake the enclosure of a large area of parkland to form the private "Home Park" with no public roads passing through it.^[205] The Queen granted additional rights for public access to the remainder of the park as part of this arrangement.^[205]

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Changing style of St George's Hall since the 1600s

Barok style under Charlz II

Gothic alterations made by Sir Jeffri Vyatvill uchun Jorj IV

Downesian Gothic reconstruction after the 1992 fire

Edvard VII came to the throne in 1901 and immediately set about modernising Windsor Castle with "enthusiasm and zest".^[208] Many of the rooms in the Upper Ward were de-cluttered and redecorated for the first time in many years, with Edward "peering into cabinets; ransacking drawers; clearing rooms formerly used by the Prince Consort and not touched since his death; dispatching case-loads of relics and ornaments to a special room in the Round Tower ... destroying statues and busts of Jon Braun ... throwing out hundreds of 'rubbishy old coloured photographs' ... [and] rearranging pictures".^[209] Electric lighting was added to more rooms, along with markaziy isitish; telephone lines were installed, along with garages for the newly invented automobiles.^[210] The marafon was run from Windsor Castle at the 1908 yilgi Olimpiada, and in 1911 the pioneering aviator Tomas Sopvit landed an aircraft at the castle for the first time.^{[211][nb 11]}

Jorj V continued a process of more gradual modernisation, assisted by his wife, Tekamlik Maryam, who had a strong interest in furniture and decoration.^[212] Mary sought out and re-acquired items of furniture that had been lost or sold from the castle, including many dispersed by Edward VII, and also acquired many new works of art to furnish the state rooms.^[213] Queen Mary was also a lover of all things miniature, and a famous dolls' house was created for her at Windsor Castle, designed by the architect Edvin Lyutyens and furnished by leading craftsmen and designers of the 1930s.^[214] George V was committed to maintaining a high standard of court life at Windsor Castle, adopting the motto that everything was to be "of the best".^[215] A large staff was still kept at the castle, with around 660 servants working in the property during the period.^[214] Meanwhile, during the First World War, anti-German feeling led the members of the Qirollik oilasi to change their dynastic name from the German Saks-Koburg va Gota uyi; George decided to take the new name from the castle, and the Royal Family became the Windsor uyi 1917 yilda.^[216]

Edvard VIII did not spend much of his reign at Windsor Castle.^[216] He continued to spend most of his time at Belvedere Fort ichida Katta park, where he had lived whilst Prince of Wales.^[216] Edward created a small aerodrom at the castle on Smith's Lawn, now used as a golf-course.^[216] Edward's reign was short-lived and he broadcast his abdication speech to the Britaniya imperiyasi from the castle in December 1936, adopting the title of Vindzor gersogi.^[216] Uning vorisi, Jorj VI also preferred his own original home, the Royal Lodge in the Great Park, but moved into Windsor Castle with his wife Yelizaveta.^[216] As king, George revived the annual Garter Service at Windsor, drawing on the accounts of the 17th-century ceremonies recorded by Elias Ashmole, but moving the event to Ascot Week iyun oyida.^[217]

On the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 the castle was readied for war-time conditions. Many of the staff from Buckingham Palace were moved to Windsor for safety, security was tightened and windows were blacked-out.^[218] There was significant concern that the castle might be damaged or destroyed during the war; the more important art works were removed from the castle for safe-keeping, the valuable chandeliers were lowered to the floor in case of bomb damage and a sequence of paintings by Jon Piper were commissioned from 1942–4 to record the castle's appearance.^[219] The king and queen and their children Princesses Yelizaveta va Margaret lived for safety in the castle, with the roof above their rooms specially strengthened in case of attack.^[220] The king and queen drove daily to London, returning to Windsor to sleep, although at the time this was a well-kept secret, as for propaganda and morale purposes it was reported that the king was still residing full-time at Buckingham Palace.^[220] The castle was also used as a storage facility; for example, the only purified og'ir suv at the time was rescued from Frantsiya in the face of the imminent Frantsiya mag'lubiyati in 1940, and most of it was sent to the castle to be stored in the basement alongside the Crown Jewels.^[221] After the war the king revived the "dine and sleep" events at Windsor, following comments that the castle had become "almost like a vast, empty museum"; nonetheless, it took many years to restore Windsor Castle to its pre-war condition.^[222]

In February 1952, Elizabeth II came to the throne and decided to make Windsor her principal weekend retreat.^[223] The private apartments which had not been properly occupied since the era of Qirolicha Maryam were renovated and further modernised, and the Queen, Shahzoda Filipp and their two children took up residence.^[223] By the early 1990s, however, there had been a marked deterioration in the quality of the Upper Ward, in particular the State Apartments.^[224] Generations of repairs and replacements had resulted in a "diminution of the richness with which they had first been decorated", a "gradual attrition of the original vibrancy of effect, as each change repeated a more faded version of the last".^[225] A programme of repair work to replace the heating and the wiring of the Upper Ward began in 1988.^[226] Work was also undertaken to underpin the motte of the Round Tower after fresh subsidence was detected in 1988, threatening the collapse of the tower.^[227]

1992 fire

A yakka ot, to'rttadan biri Queen's Beasts carved by Ben Xarms and Ray Gonzalez to replace carvings destroyed in the 1992 fire

On 20 November 1992, a major fire occurred at Windsor Castle, lasting for 15 hours and causing widespread damage to the Upper Ward.^[228] The Private Chapel in the north-east corner of the State Apartments was being renovated as part of a long term programme of work within the castle, and it is believed that one of the spotlights being used in the work set fire to a curtain by the altar during the morning.^[229] The fire spread quickly and destroyed nine of the principal state rooms and severely damaged more than 100 others.^[229] Fire-fighters applied water to contain the blaze, whilst castle staff attempted to rescue the precious artworks from the castle.^[230] Many of the rooms closest to the fire had been emptied as part of the renovation work, and this contributed to the successful evacuation of most of the collection.^[229]

The fire spread through the roof voids and efforts continued through the night to contain the blaze, at great risk to the 200 fire-fighters involved.^[231] It was not until late afternoon that the blaze began to come under control, although the fire continued during the night before being officially declared over the next morning.^[232] Along with the fire and smoke damage, one of the unintended effects of the fire-fighting was the considerable water damage to the castle; more than 1.5 million gallons of water were used to extinguish it, which in many ways caused more complex restoration problems than the fire.^[233]

Two major issues for Windsor Castle emerged following the fire. The first was a political debate in Britain as to who should pay for the repairs.^[234] Traditionally, as the property of toj, Windsor Castle was maintained, and if necessary repaired, by the British government in exchange for the profits made by the Crown mulk.^[235] Furthermore, like other occupied royal palaces, it was not sug'urta qilingan on grounds of economy.^[236] At the time of the fire, however, the British press strongly argued in favour of the Queen herself being required to pay for the repairs from her private income.^[234] A solution was found in which the restoration work would be paid for by opening Bukingem saroyi to the public at selected times of the year, and by introducing new charges for public access to the parkland surrounding Windsor.^[237] The second major issue concerned how to repair the castle. Some suggested that the damaged rooms should be restored to their original appearance, but others favoured repairing the castle so as to incorporate modern designs.^[238] The decision was taken to largely follow the pre-fire architecture with some changes to reflect modern tastes and cost, but fresh questions emerged over whether the restoration should be undertaken to "authentic" or "equivalent" restoration standards.^[27] Modern methods were used at Windsor to reproduce the equivalent pre-fire appearance, partially due to the cost.^[239] The restoration programme was completed in 1997 at a total cost of £37 million (£67 million in 2015 terms).^[180][240]

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Windsor Castle is one of Britain's major tourist attractions.

Windsor Castle, part of the Occupied Royal Palaces Estate, is owned by Queen Yelizaveta II in right of toj,^[241] and day-to-day management is by the Qirollik uyi.^[242] In terms of population, Windsor Castle is the largest inhabited castle in the world and the longest-occupied palace in Europe, but it also remains a functioning royal home.^[243] As of 2006, around 500 people were living and working in the castle.^[244] The Queen has increasingly used the castle as a royal palace as well as her weekend home and it is now as often used for state banquets and official entertaining as Bukingem saroyi.^[245] In recent years, Windsor Castle has hosted visits from President Mbeki of South Africa, Qirol Abdulla II of Jordan and presidents Obama^[246] va Tramp Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari. The castle remains an important ceremonial location. The Waterloo ceremony is carried out in the presence of the Queen each year, and the annual ceremony of the Order of the Garter takes place in Sent-Jorj cherkovi.^[247] While the Queen is in residence, the Guard Mounting ceremony occurs on a daily basis.^[248] The Royal Ascot procession leaves the castle each year during the annual meeting.^[249]

During the Queen's tenure much has been done, not only to restore and maintain the fabric of the building, but also to transform it into a major British sayyoh attraction, containing a significant portion of the Qirollik to'plami of art, which is managed from Windsor. Archaeological work has continued at the castle, following on from limited investigations in the 1970s, the work on the Round Tower from 1988 to 1992 and the investigations following the 1992 fire.^[250] During 2007, 993,000 tourists visited the castle.^[251] This has had to be achieved in co-ordination with security issues and the castle's role as a working royal palace.^[242] In late 2011 two large suv turbinalari were installed upstream of the castle on the River Thames to provide gidroelektr power to the castle and the surrounding estate.^[252] 2016 yil aprel oyida Royal Collection Trust announced a £27m project to reinstate the original entrance hall of the castle to visitors, as well as a new café in the 14th-century undercroft.^[253] The new entrance was opened at the end of 2019.^[254] Davomida Covid-19 pandemiyasi, the Queen isolated at Windsor for several months during 2020, as well as celebrating Christmas there for the first time since 1987.^[255][256]

Windsor Castle, seen from the north; (l to r) Upper Ward, Middle Ward, Round Tower, St George's Chapel, Lower Ward and Curfew Tower

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