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Haapsalu Castle

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castle with cathedral in Haapsalu, Estonia

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Haapsalu Castle Haapsalu Castle at night Haapsalu Castle (also Haapsalu Episcopal Castle, Estonian: Haapsalu piiskopilinnus, or more simply Bishop's Castle) is a castle with cathedral in Haapsalu, Estonia, founded in the thirteenth century as the seat of the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek. According to legend, during full moons in August, an image of a maiden, The White Lady, appears on the inner wall of the chapel.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haapsalu Castle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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