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Medieval castle courtyard with towers and wall - Documantairy Photography (Blandy-les-Tours /FR)

Medieval castle courtyard with towers and wall, the courtyard included several structures like a church and farm. Below grounds a huge cellar to store food at a temperature of 12 degrees.

 

Photo: Medieval castle courtyard with towers and wall - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #courtyard - #castle #monument / #ChteaudeBlandylestours at #ChateaudeBlandylestours #DocumantairyPhotography in #BlandylesTours, #SeineetMarne - #France

 

Château de Blandy-les-tours (Est. 13th-century), photo May 2019 after +/-769 years since 1250 in history.

 

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Blandy-les-Tours: Documantairy Photography - Château de Blandy-les-tours

Château de Blandy-les-tours (Est. 13th-century), monument - a feudal fortress with six towers and three gates. Are rare example of medieval military architecture.

 

Previously in 7th-10th century a Merovingian (Mérovée and Clovis) and Carolingian (line of kings escendants of Charlemagne) cemetery. After that a fortified Manor (11th-13th century) followed by fortified Castle (14-15th century), In 1707, The seigneury of Blandy is finally bought and transformed into a farm by the Marshall de Villars, owner of the castle of Vaux-le-Vicomte. Recently restored to the original 13th-century castle design with the restoration from 1883 to today..

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Blandy-les-Tours.

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