Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery's Canaletto landscape of Warwick Castle got me musing
Warwick Castle, East Front from the Courtyard, Canaletto, 1752, a photo by Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on Flickr.
the castle is still remarkably intact
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| original photo from Ramiro Nararas |
...and very much as depicted in the Canaletto. Historic landmarks such as this help define the character and identity of a place. It lies on the banks of the Avon, and is now very much a tourist attraction, but once was a seat of immense power and prestige.
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