Castles: 16th century

Japan 56

1. Yoshida Castle 1505 · Aichi Prefecture
2. Nagashino Castle 1508 · Aichi Prefecture
3. Noda Castle 1508 · Aichi Prefecture
4. Minowa Castle 1512 · Gunma Prefecture
5. Akutagawayama Castle 1515 · Ōsaka Prefecture
6. Tsutsujigasaki Castle 1519 · Yamanashi Prefecture
7. Odani Castle c. 1520 · Shiga Prefecture
8. Ōtaki Castle 1521 · Chiba Prefecture
9. Sumoto Castle 1526 · Hyōgo Prefecture
10. Hamamatsu Castle 1532 · Shizuoka Prefecture
11. Numata Castle 1532 · Gunma Prefecture
12. Ōgaki Castle 1535 · Gifu Prefecture
13. Kaminoyama Castle 1535 · Yamagata Prefecture
14. Toyama Castle 1543 · Toyama Prefecture
15. Tsu Castle 1558 · Mie Prefecture
16. Gujō Hachiman Castle 1559 · Gifu Prefecture
17. Sunomata Castle 1567 · Gifu Prefecture
18. Hachiōji Castle 1571 · Tokyo
19. Nagahama Castle 1575 · Shiga Prefecture
20. Kitanosho Castle 1575 · Fukui Prefecture
21. Azuchi Castle 1576 · Shiga Prefecture
22. Maruoka Castle 1576 · Fukui Prefecture
23. Kameyama Castle 1578 · Kyōto Prefecture
24. Fukuchiyama Castle 1579 · Kyōto Prefecture
25. Kōriyama Castle, Yamatokōriyama 1580 · Nara Prefecture
26. Ōno Castle 1580 · Fukui Prefecture
27. Tateyama Castle 1580 · Chiba Prefecture
28. Osaka Castle 1583 · Ōsaka Prefecture
29. Kanazawa Castle 1583 · Ishikawa Prefecture
30. Ueda Castle 1583 · Nagano Prefecture
31. Maizuru Castle Park 1583 · Yamanashi Prefecture
32. Sunpu Castle 1585 · Shizuoka Prefecture
33. Wakayama Castle 1585 · Wakayama Prefecture
34. Iga Ueno Castle 1585 · Mie Prefecture
35. Tokushima Castle 1585 · Tokushima Prefecture
36. Nakatsu Castle 1587 · Fukuoka Prefecture
37. Jurakudai 1587 · Kyōto Prefecture
38. Matsusaka Castle 1588 · Mie Prefecture
39. Hiroshima Castle 1589 · Hiroshima Prefecture
40. Okayama Castle c. 1590 · Okayama Prefecture

…and 16 more – see all

United Kingdom 36

1. Falkland Palace c. 1501 · Scotland
2. Brodick Castle 1510 · Scotland
3. Edzell Castle 1520 · Scotland
4. St Catherine's Castle 1538 · England
5. Deal Castle 1539 · England
6. Walmer Castle 1539 · England
7. Portland Castle 1539 · England
8. Camber Castle 1539 · England
9. St Mawes Castle 1539 · England
10. Calshot Castle 1539 · England
11. Sandown Castle 1539 · England
12. Sandgate Castle 1539 · England
13. Pendennis Castle 1540 · England
14. Hurst Castle 1541 · England
15. Netley Castle 1542 · England
16. Hull Castle 1542 · England
17. Southsea Castle 1543 · England
18. Brownsea Castle 1545 · England
19. Yarmouth Castle 1547 · England
20. Kinbane Castle 1547 · Northern Ireland
21. Lindisfarne Castle 1550 · England
22. Crathes Castle 1553 · Scotland
23. Upnor Castle 1559 · England
24. Castle of Mey 1566 · Scotland
25. Brodie Castle 1567 · Scotland
26. Earl's Palace 1569 · Scotland
27. Gylen Castle 1582 · Scotland
28. Tolquhon Castle 1584 · Scotland
29. Ardvreck Castle 1590 · Scotland
30. Glenbuchat Castle 1590 · Scotland
31. Lauriston Castle 1590 · Scotland
32. New Slains Castle 1594 · Scotland
33. Muness Castle, Unst 1598 · Scotland
34. Scalloway Castle 1599 · Scotland
35. Castle of St. John 16th century · Scotland
36. Walworth Castle 1600 · England

Sweden 20

1. Glimmingehus 1505 · Skåne
2. Ekenäs Castle 1511 · Östergötland
3. Svaneholm Castle 1530 · Skåne
4. Gripsholm Castle 1537 · Södermanland
5. Malmö Castle (Malmöhus) 1537 · Skåne
6. Vadstena Castle 1545 · Östergötland
7. Torup Castle 1545 · Skåne
8. Uppsala Castle 1549 · Uppsala
9. Knutstorp Castle 1551 · Skåne
10. Trollenäs Castle 1559 · Skåne
11. Landskrona Citadel 1559 · Skåne
12. Vittskövle Castle 1565 · Skåne
13. Krapperup Castle 1570 · Skåne
14. Bråborg Castle 1590 · Östergötland
15. Svenstorp Castle 1596 · Skåne
16. Gävle Castle 1597 · Gävleborg
17. Sövdeborg Castle 1597 · Skåne
18. Barsebäck Castle 16th century · Skåne
19. Halmstad Castle 1600 · Halland
20. Nääs Castle 16th century · Västra Götaland

France 18

1. castel of Tournon 16th century · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
2. Château de Chenonceau c. 1513 · Centre-Val de Loire
3. Château d'Azay-le-Rideau 1518 · Centre-Val de Loire
4. Château de Chambord ◆ 1519 · Centre-Val de Loire
5. Château de Talcy 1520 · Centre-Val de Loire
6. Château d'If 1527 · Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
7. Palace of Fontainebleau ◆ 1528 · Île-de-France
8. Château de Villandry 1532 · Centre-Val de Loire
9. Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1539 · Île-de-France
10. Château de Valençay c. 1540 · Centre-Val de Loire
11. Château d'Écouen c. 1540 · Île-de-France
12. Château de Kerjean 1542 · Bretagne
13. Louvre Palace ◆ 1546 · Île-de-France
14. Château d'Anet 1548 · Centre-Val de Loire
15. Fort Carré 1553 · Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
16. Château de Bonaguil 16th century · Occitanie
17. Château d'Eu 16th century · Hauts-de-France
18. Château de Bity 16th century · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

India 14

1. Fort Emmanuel, Kochi 1503 · Kerala
2. Pallipuram Fort (Ayakotta) 1503 · Kerala
3. St. Angelo Fort, Kannur 1505 · Kerala
4. Fortaleza da São Tomé 1523 · Kerala
5. Vasai Fort (Bassein) 1536 · Maharashtra
6. Salimgarh Fort 1546 · Delhi
7. Ghodbunder Fort 1550 · Maharashtra
8. Ahmednagar Fort 1559 · Maharashtra
9. Agra Fort ◆ 1565 · Uttar Pradesh
10. Fatehpur Sikri ◆ c. 1571 · Uttar Pradesh
11. Bhangarh Fort 1573 · Rajasthan
12. Allahabad Fort, Prayagraj 1583 · Uttar Pradesh
13. Junagarh Fort, Bikaner 1589 · Rajasthan
14. Amber Fort ◆ 1592 · Rajasthan

Germany 11

1. Hohenasperg 1535 · Baden-Württemberg
2. Possenhofen Castle 1536 · Bavaria
3. Moritzburg Castle 1542 · Saxony
4. Jagdschloss Grunewald 1542 · Berlin
5. Dresden Castle 1548 · Saxony
6. Güstrow Castle 1558 · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
7. Spandau Citadel, Berlin 1559 · Berlin
8. Karlsburg Castle 1563 · Baden-Württemberg
9. Schloss vor Husum 1582 · Schleswig-Holstein
10. Glücksburg Castle 1583 · Schleswig-Holstein
11. Königstein Fortress 1589 · Saxony

Italy 10

1. Forte Sangallo 1501 · Lazio
2. Fortezza da Basso ◆ 1534 · Toscana
3. Forte Spagnolo 1534 · Abruzzo
4. Castel Sant'Elmo 1537 · Campania
5. Forte Gonzaga 1537 · Sicily
6. Rocca Paolina 1540 · Umbria
7. Cittadella di Parma 16th century · Emilia-Romagna
8. Fortezza Medicea 1561 · Toscana
9. Belvedere 1590 · Toscana
10. Palmanova Fortress ◆ 1593 · Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Denmark 10

1. Spøttrup Borg 1520 · Central Denmark
2. Egeskov Castle 1554 · Southern Denmark
3. Aalborghus 1555 · North Denmark
4. Borreby Castle 1556 · Zealand
5. Rosenholm Castle 1559 · Central Denmark
6. Gråsten Palace 1559 · Southern Denmark
7. Kronborg Castle ◆ 1574 · Capital Region of Denmark
8. Vallø Castle 1586 · Zealand
9. Voergaard Castle 1588 · North Denmark
10. Frederiksborg Palace c. 1600 · Capital Region of Denmark

Poland 7

1. Janowiec Castle 1526 · Lublin Voivodeship
2. Gołuchów Castle c. 1555 · Greater Poland Voivodeship
3. Gorzanów Castle 1573 · Lower Silesian Voivodeship
4. Krasiczyn Castle 1580 · Podkarpackie Voivodeship
5. Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle 1580 · Lower Silesian Voivodeship
6. Royal Castle in Warsaw ◆ 1598 · Masovian Voivodeship
7. Nowy Wiśnicz Castle 16th century · Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Spain 5

1. Castle of the Marquises of the Vélez 1506 · Almería
2. Citadel of Pamplona 1571 · Navarre
3. Castillo de San Cristóbal 1575 · Santa Cruz de Tenerife
4. Citadel of Jaca 1592 · Huesca
5. St. Philip's Castle 16th century · Balearic Islands

Russia 5

1. Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin 1508 · Volga
2. Or Qapi 1509
3. Kolomna Kremlin 1525 · Central
4. Zaraysk Kremlin 1528 · Central
5. Astrakhan Kremlin 1582 · Volga

Greece 5

1. Koules Fortress (Rocca a Mare), Heraklion 1523 · Crete
2. Old Fortress of Corfu 1545 · Ionian Islands
3. Corfu New Fortress 1572 · Ionian Islands
4. Fortezza of Rethymno 1573 · Crete
5. Assos Castle 1593 · Ionian Islands

Czechia 5

1. Červená Lhota Castle 1530 · South Bohemian
2. Hvězda Summer Palace, Prague 1555 · Prague
3. Litomyšl Castle ◆ 1568 · Pardubice
4. Castle Kynžvart 1597 · Karlovy Vary
5. Krásný Dvůr Castle 16th century · Ústí nad Labem

Belarus 4

1. Gomel Castle 16th century · Gomel
2. Ikazń Castle 1504 · Vitebsk
3. Lubcha Castle 1581 · Grodno
4. Nesvizh Castle ◆ 1583 · Minsk Region

Portugal 4

1. Fort of São João Baptista Berlengas 1502
2. Belém Tower ◆ 1515 · Lisbon
3. Peniche Fortress 1558 · Leiria
4. Fort of São João Baptista ◆ 1591 · Azores

Croatia 4

1. St Nicholas Fortress, Šibenik ◆ 1540 · Šibenik-Knin
2. Sisak Fortress 1544 · Sisak-Moslavina
3. Nehaj Fortress, Senj 1558 · Lika-Senj
4. Old Town, Varaždin 16th century · Varaždin

Netherlands 3

1. Zuylen Castle 1510 · Utrecht
2. Cannenburgh Castle 1543 · Gelderland
3. Bourtange Fortress 1593 · Groningen

Bosnia & Herzegovina 3

1. Hutovo Fortress 1525 · Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
2. Bijela Tabija 1550 · Sarajevo Canton
3. Ostrožac Castle 16th century · Una-Sana Canton

Austria 3

1. Neugebäude Palace 1529 · Vienna
2. Ambras Castle, Innsbruck c. 1563 · Tyrol
3. Hochosterwitz Castle c. 1571 · Carinthia

Luxembourg 3

1. Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg 1574 · Luxembourg
2. Differdange Castle 1577 · Luxembourg
3. Aspelt Castle 1590 · Luxembourg

Dominican Republic 2

1. Fortaleza Ozama 1502 · Nacional
2. Alcázar de Colón, Santo Domingo ◆ 1511 · Nacional

Morocco 2

1. Mazagan ◆ 1502 · Doukkala Abda
2. Kasbah of Agadir 1540 · Suss-Massa-Draa

Georgia 2

1. Ksani Fortress 1512 · Mtskheta-Mtianeti
2. Ananuri 16th century · Mtskheta-Mtianeti

Ghana 2

1. Fort Saint Anthony ◆ 1515 · Western
2. Fort São Sebastião de Xama ◆ 1590 · Western

Mexico 2

1. Palace of Cortés, Cuernavaca 1529 · Morelos
2. San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz 1565 · Veracruz

Moldova 2

1. Bender Fortress 1538 · Bender
2. Soroca Fortress 1543 · Soroca

Pakistan 2

1. Rohtas Fort ◆ c. 1541 · Punjab
2. Attock Fort c. 1580 · Punjab

Switzerland 2

1. Arenenberg Castle with Chapel and Park 1543 · Thurgau
2. Munot 1563 · Schaffhausen

Ukraine 2

1. Ternopil Castle 1548 · Ternopil
2. Olyka Castle 1564 · Volyn

Malta 2

1. Fort St Elmo, Valletta 1552 · Malta Xlokk
2. Fort Saint Michael 1552 · Malta Xlokk

Cuba 2

1. Castillo de la Real Fuerza, Havana 1558 · Havana
2. Morro Castle, Havana ◆ 1589 · Havana

Sri Lanka 2

1. Mannar Fort 1560 · Mannar
2. Galle Fort ◆ 1584 · Galle

Philippines 2

1. Fort San Pedro, Cebu 1565 · Central Visayas (Region VII)
2. Fort Santiago, Manila 1590 · National Capital Region

Ireland 2

1. Rathfarnham Castle 1583 · South Dublin
2. Doonagore Castle 16th century · Clare

Cyprus 2

1. Limassol Castle 1590 · Limassol
2. Paphos Castle 1592 · Paphos

Iran 1

1. Portuguese Castle 1507 · Hormozgan

Malaysia 1

1. A Famosa, Malacca ◆ 1511 · Melaka

Norway 1

1. Bergenhus Fortress 1514 · Hordaland

United States 1

1. Castillo San Felipe del Morro 1539

Indonesia 1

1. Fort Rotterdam, Makassar 1545 · South Sulawesi

Slovakia 1

1. New Castle, Banská Štiavnica ◆ 1564 · Banská Bystrica

Belgium 1

1. Citadel of Antwerp 1567 · Antwerp

Slovenia 1

1. Predjama Castle 1570 · Notranjsko-kraška

São Tomé & Príncipe 1

1. Fort São Sebastião, São Tomé 1575 · São Tomé

Angola 1

1. Fortress of São Miguel, Luanda 1576 · Luanda

Faroe Islands 1

1. Skansin, Tórshavn 1580 · Eysturoy

Armenia 1

1. Erivan Fortress 1582 · Yerevan

Brazil 1

1. Fort of Monserrate 1583 · Bahia

Lithuania 1

1. Biržai Castle 1586 · Panevėžys

Oman 1

1. Fort Al Jalali 1586 · Muscat

Panama 1

1. Fort San Lorenzo, Chagres ◆ 16th century · Colón

Finland 1

1. Oulu Castle 1590 · Northern Ostrobothnia

Kenya 1

1. Fort Jesus ◆ 1593 · Coast

Cape Verde 1

1. Fort Real de São Filipe ◆ 1593 · Ribeira Grande de Santiago

Jersey 1

1. Elizabeth Castle 1594