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Powis Castle viewed from its gardens is a castle, fort or tower in Powys, Wales. Perhaps the gardens are not decoration but a measuring rod, stretching human smallness until the castle fits inside the horizon. Maybe every path was laid to make the building look inevitable rather than imposed. Imagine walking up to it and discovering that size, not stone, is the architecture.

A named place photographed at this map point in Powys.

Powis Castle was built by the Welsh nobleman Sir Roger Vaughan in the 13th century and later held by the Herbert family, Earls of Pembroke, from the 17th century. It is important as a well-preserved example of medieval and later architectural styles and as a symbol of Welsh aristocratic heritage.