Nude male statue In Italian Style in the Formal Gardens at Kilkenny Castle, a 12th century Norman Castle, in Kilkenny, Ireland.


Nude male statue In Italian Style in the formal gardens at Kilkenny Castle, a 12th century Norman castle. Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland built in 1195 by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation and in its original thirteenth-century condition it would have formed an important element of the defences of the town with four large circular corner towers and a massive ditch, part of which can still be seen today on the Parade. The property was transferred to the people of Kilkenny in 1967 for £50 and the castle and grounds are now managed by the Office of Public Works. The gardens and parkland adjoining the castle are open to the public.


Size: 3585px × 5377px
Location: Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Province of Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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