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Caernafon castle. The statue of king Edward II (born here and the first Prince of Wales) erected in 1320 above the King's Gate, the main gate. In 1283 King Edward I of England began to build the walled town and this grand scale castle as administrative centre of north Wales. There was a deliberate link with Caernarfon's Roman past and the castle's walls are reminiscent of the Walls of Constantinople.

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Caernafon castle. The statue of king Edward II (born here and the first Prince of Wales) erected in 1320 above the King's Gate, the main gate. In 1283 King Edward I of England began to build the walled town and this grand scale castle as administrative centre of north Wales. There was a deliberate link with Caernarfon's Roman past and the castle's walls are reminiscent of the Walls of Constantinople.