【4K】You Must Travel to Finland and Explore Turku Castle with Robin as Your Tour Guide 🇫🇮

🎥 Turku Castle is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Turku, and the interesting thing is that it is still being used today as a museum. The funny thing is that even though Turku is not the capital of Finland, Turku Castle is still the most visited museum in Finland. This castle was formed in the late 13th century. Back then, Finland was a province of Sweden. The original intention of this castle was to make it a military fortress for Sweden and that’s exactly what it became. The porter’s lodge has a great view over the front of the castle. If the enemy was approaching the castle, you could lower a lattice gate from the porter’s lodge to seal off the gateway and keep the unwanted guests outside. The defenses were upgraded during the 14th and 15th centuries. When Gustav Vasa became the king of Sweden, and his son John ruled over Finland, the main part of the castle was extended immensely. The castle was originally meant to be a defense point for Turku, but it has only been in use once, for defensing purp
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