Why was castles and cathedrals each built?

Answer 1

They were made for various reasons. They were centers of worship and looked to as places of comfort in times of trial and tribulation. The populace often looked to them as a symbol of the grandeur of their God. However, politically speaking, a spirit of one-upmanship sometimes was present. Sometimes political leaders sought to build a bigger, better cathedral than their neighbor.

Answer 2

I think they were built to make us all feel insignificant. The palaces were built to make the King significant and all powerfull.....and the same for the church and the cathedrals. They cost a lot of money when most people scraped a living .I think 35\40 was old age in those days,But now the,re there we can see that they are magnificent buildings. Built by men and horses and little measurement skills. Just hard graft.The buildings still stand today a monument to the skills and craft of the masons and carpenters,and labourers. who built them and the architects who designed them They,re still standing.