Bishop Castle

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Bishop Castle is an elaborate, hand-built stone and iron fortress-like structure in Colorado, created almost single-handedly by Jim Bishop and known for its whimsical towers, bridges, and dragon sculpture.

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Bishop Castle canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle-like structure ⓘ
folk art environment ⓘ
roadside attraction ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
admissionFee donation-based ⓘ
builder Jim Bishop ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Custer County, Colorado ⓘ
Roadside attractions in Colorado ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Colorado ⓘ
constructionMethod hand-built ⓘ
constructionStart 1969 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creator Jim Bishop ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.bishopcastle.org/ ⓘ
hasPart balconies ⓘ
bridges ⓘ
dragon sculpture ⓘ
fire-breathing dragon feature ⓘ
great hall ⓘ
spiral staircases ⓘ
stained glass windows ⓘ
turrets ⓘ
walkways ⓘ
whimsical towers ⓘ
hasView surrounding forested mountains ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Custer County, Colorado ⓘ
locatedInOrNear Rye, Colorado ⓘ
San Isabel National Forest ⓘ
materialUsed iron ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Jim Bishop ⓘ
notableFor being built almost single-handedly by one man ⓘ
elaborate stone and iron construction ⓘ
unconventional, whimsical design ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
ownership Bishop family ⓘ
safetyConcerns steep and narrow stairways ⓘ
unconventional construction standards ⓘ
state Colorado ⓘ
style fantastical ⓘ
folk architecture ⓘ
tourismType roadside tourism ⓘ
underConstruction true ⓘ
visitorActivity photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ

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Colorado State Highway 165 → passesNear → Bishop Castle ⓘ
SH 165 → providesAccessTo → Bishop Castle ⓘ
SH 165 → hasAttractionAlongRoute → Bishop Castle ⓘ