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A huge conundrum will arise when Guédelon is finished in roughly 2023 (aka 1254). Should the castle be left in its beautiful raw stones as popular imagination will, wrongly, demand? Or should it be plastered over and painted white, like a giant bungalow?No final decision has yet been made but Maryline Martin has her own strong opinion. "Our role is to educate the public about history, not to perpetuate misconceptions. We should therefore plaster over the castle and, if it were left to me, it would be painted not white, but in very bright colours. Just think how marvellous that would be."
So not Hollywood then
Henry also undertook maintenance of the White Tower and it was during his reign that the tradition of whitewashing the building began. In March 1240 the Keeper of the Works at the Tower of London was ordered "to have the Great Tower whitened both inside and out". Later that year the king wrote to the Keeper, commanding that the White Tower's lead guttering should be extended with the effect that "the wall of the tower ... newly whitened, may be in no danger of perishing or falling outwards through the trickling of the rain".[7] Henry did not explain his order to whitewash the keep, but may have been influenced by contemporary fashion in Europe to paint prestigious buildings white. He also added decoration to the chapel in the keep, adding stained glass, statues, and paintings.[9]
Thanks very much. Of course, The White Tower. That solves it then.
Harlech.Sorry, not coughing - and I know I say it every time the rendered castle conversation comes up, so sorry if it’s boring, but if the display model in the castle is to be believed, the whole thing was rendered and limewashed so that from the sea it would appear a shining tower and mighty statement of power etc etc.So, like Minas Tirith, right?
No as that’s Hollywood