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In Western civilization, the most dramatic and interesting architecture is castle. Our Castle impression mostly comes from the Western fairy tales about it; it is very interesting and romantic.   As the construction of Disney Park for American children, the castle is a symbol of choice. Note castles are full of the joy of imagination and myth. Castle represents status, power, happiness and security. Because of Western concept, even to children from the 19th century, castles are still represented with a natural forest and sinister, terror, tens terrible, violent witches.

Inflatable castles have caught the key point of the people thinking. The first recorded idea for the inflatable castles comes from the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. Forward thinking as ever, Vinci rendered his castle complete with springs, airbags, CD player and machine guns to deal with helicopter attacks. However, it was hundreds of weeks till anyone put it into practice.

Until a staple of young children’s birthday parties for many years, the bouncy castle firstly became popular in the yuppie heydays of the late 1980s. Before this point, extravagant parties for young children were a rarity, but they became more common as parents insisted on spoiling their little darlings.

The premise is simple. A large and sturdy construction of some tough polymer, PVC (as PVC model), is inflated by a large air pump. This, when inflated, forms the basic “castle” shape, comprising a floor, three walls, and an open front. To this can be added many accessories on more ornate versions, including lavish turrets and a roof, or in some cases an inflatable slide.
Another variant of the castle design is the box design, which has a slightly less open front, with a small entry “door” half way up the front wall. This makes the castle be turned into a ball pond. There are even more complex designs, some of which involve obstacles, either to be avoided, in some cases crawled through, or to be treated as punch bags. However, without question, the most disturbing one I have ever seen was painted to look like a large, leering clown, which you entered through his mouth.

Inflatable castles are surprisingly durable. Although a typical hire agreement requires you not to wear shoes or items of jeweler in the castle, it is very rare to see a puncture even when these are not followed. Small punctures tend to be easily fixable with a patch and a few stitches; larger ones often need an entire panel to be replaced. However, such repairs are easy and relatively cheap.

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