The heart of Wales beats in one central historical site – the Cardiff Castle. The Cardiff Castle is an amazing example of a fortress from the Middle Ages with its typical Victorian Gothic architecture.

This Wales’ landmark creates controversies as its construction is rather new and argues with the fact that its architecture applies to a classic castle. One thing cannot be disputed though – the fact that the Cardiff Castle is the only building in Great Britain to combine architecture styles from many different ages.

The fortress in the central part of Cardiff is a combination between Roman fort and classic Norman caste followed by a Victorian-Gothic restoration made in the middle of 19th century. The history of the castle begins from ancient times when the Roman who conquered Wales back then started building fortified military camps.

Its current looks the Cardiff Castle receives at the will of its last owner – the third Marquess of Bute. He funded the restoration of the castle at the end of 19th century. The Marquess employed the famous architect William Burges who carried out a full renovation of the interior. Burges invested many years of work on the Cardiff Castle and the result of his efforts is admired by the visitors until this day. The castle is currently open for visitors almost the entire year. One of the most interesting places in the Cardiff Castle is the Clock Tower dated from 12th century.

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