Gates

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We all know how to defend castle entrances: Drawbridges, Portcullises, barbicans,.. all these are however expensive and complicated to build, so medieval architects employed an incredibly sophisticated strategy to ensure the defensibility of their fortresses: just build lots of gates one after another.

Hohensalzburg has five, Burg Alt-Ems seven, but none can beat this Austrian Beauty:

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Burg Hochosterwitz, with 14 gates!

Dont be afraid to give your castle lots and lots of gates!
Not every gate needs a portcullis or a drawbridge, most gates were just big doors. But what your castle definitely needs is as many of those doors as can fit. :D
 

Gealrüable

Royal Messenger
Addendum: für die, die der deutschen Sprache mächtig sind, der Wikipedia Artikel beschreibt jedes einzelne Tor von Hochosterwitz. Es ist auch schon allein wegen der verschiedenen Verzierungen an den Toren interessant durchzulesen.

Pictures (and description in german) of every gate:
 
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