Castle (redirect from Château-fort)
into decline and were replaced by artillery star forts with no role in civil administration, and château or country houses that were indefensible. From...
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word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word château denotes...
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The château fort de Lourdes (Gascon: Castèth de Lorda) is a historic castle located in Lourdes in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of France. It is strategically...
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The Château Fort Saint-Georges (or Château Fort de Mâlain) is a ruined castle in the commune of Mâlain in the Côte-d'Or département of France. The castle's...
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since 1875. Now open to the public, the Château d'Angers is home of the Apocalypse Tapestry. Originally, the Château d'Angers was built as a fortress at a...
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Mérimée: Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (ou Hohenkoenigsbourg), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Base Mérimée: Château fort dit Château fort de Haut...
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largest château in the Loire Valley; it was built to serve as a hunting lodge for Francis I, who maintained his royal residences at the Château de Blois...
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January 2024. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Château de Châlus Chabrol. Base Mérimée: Château fort de Châlus- Chabrol, Ministère français de la Culture...
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Good, Duke of Burgundy, bought the château and transformed it into a border fort, adding a moat and barracks. The château then passed to Charles the Bold...
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France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for its Château fort, a fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its center...
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architectural entities that may be properly termed castle or fortress (French: château-fort), and excludes entities not built around a substantial older castle that...
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begun. The château behind a boar hunt, by Limbourg Brothers or Barthélemy d'Eyck (1412–1416) The château by Jean Fouquet (1455) The château of Charles...
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French word for castle is "château", be it for an old medieval fortress ("château fort") or a residential castle. The term "château-ferme" means that a medieval...
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August 2022. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Château de Hohenbourg. Base Mérimée: Château fort de Hohenbourg, Ministère français de la Culture. (in...
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The Château d'Augerville is a historic château, situated in the commune of Augerville-la-Rivière, Loiret, France. It is a monument historique, a national...
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in France Base Mérimée: Château fort de Puyravaux, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Base Mérimée: Château fort de Puyravaux, Ministère français...
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Castle (French: Château du Louvre), also referred to as the Medieval Louvre (French: Louvre médiéval), was a castle (French: château fort) built by Philip...
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dimensions; the château is currently rented for wedding parties. Pavilion Gate (14th century) Gallery Pavilion Base Mérimée: Château fort, château de Vallery...
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list of castles in Nord-Pas-de-Calais is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in northern France. Links in italics are links to articles...
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[citation needed] One of the most impressive French medieval sites, this château-fort, stands in a pleasant green forested countryside about 8.5 km (5.3 mi)...
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The Château Rocher (or Château fort de Blot-le-Rocher) is a French castle overlooking the Sioule river valley. It is located in the commune of Saint-Rémy-de-Blot...
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Château de Reichenberg is a late-19th and early 20th century château in the commune of Bergheim, in the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. It is...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Château de Roquetaillade. Official site in English Article and photos on the Château de Roquetaillade Base Mérimée: Domaine...
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in 1664. Château du Birkenfels: neighbouring castle List of castles in France Charles-Laurent Salch, Nouveau dictionnaire des châteaux Forts d'Alsace...
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Wikipedia (fr:Château de Rambures). Comité du Tourisme de la Somme Domaine du Château Fort de Rambures, leaflet Base Mérimée: Château fort, Ministère français...
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This list of castles in Normandy is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the regions of Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy in northern France...
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français de la Culture. (in French) Château fort de Fleckenstein Wikimedia Commons has media related to Château du Fleckenstein. Map of Alsace with the...
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Chronologique Des Seigneurs De Cette Ville Depuis La Construction De Son Château-fort Jusqu'à La ... De France (996-1792). Legare Street Press. ISBN 978-1017776577...
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to the public in 2018. List of castles in France Base Mérimée: château fort dit château de Freudeneck, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Vincent...
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which little remains include Château de Roquefort. List of castles in France List of châteaux in France Base Mérimée: Château du Roi René, Ministère français...
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