Beuys's distinctive use of industrial objects took shape in his Kurhaus years, but some of his earliest artistic traces can be found in Schloss Moyland ( moyland.de), a neo-Gothic castle outside Kleve housing the art collection of the van der Grinten brothers, two early supporters.

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The outside fences of the castle have served in the past for exhibits with great success.

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Another prime target for the candidates are the activist professionals in Castle Donington and other twee villages outside Ashby.

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"The first several layers of the skin are like a castle wall protecting the athlete from outside marauders, " Adams says.

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English Heritage said only 13% of the castle's annual visitors go outside the summer months - and the number in January had been less than 1% of the number expected to visit during the whole of 2011.

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Edinburgh Castle was the second most popular paid-for attraction outside London and the most popular in Scotland with 1, 230, 177 visitors.

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And examples of ancient silk garments, accessories and textiles are being shown outside China for the first time as Nottingham Castle hosts the Living in Silk exhibition as part of the East Midlands' Cultural Olympiad, the council said.

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The famed Hearst Castle, for example, may be better maintained by an outside operator such as the Getty Museum, the report suggested.

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Outside, to the far left of Beast's Castle is Maurice's Cottage, a provincial abode that houses an enchanted mirror.

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One startup has made it possible for you to have your next company gathering outside of the boardroom, and instead in a Hollywood Castle.

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