A castle and a castle and a castle, and also a castle

The Royal Castle in Warsaw is largely a restoration after many waves of destruction, included the Nazi efforts to turn the city into a parking lot.

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This wall in the Warsaw Old Town was left only partially restored.
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The Wawel castle in Krakow suffered some redecoration by the Austro-Hungarians, but the Nazis did not disturb it or the surroudnings much because they considered Krakow to really be a German city.
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The Austro-Hungarians knocked down these servants’ quarters to provide space for a parade ground.
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Prague Castle doesn’t seem to have anybody trying to tear it down for several hundred years.
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Český Krumlov Castle started with a private fortification to protect merchants.
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We did not get to see inside at this time because ***REDACTED***.