Chateau de Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France

South east wing, built early 16th century, with its round tower, alongside the moat, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. In the distance is the parterre, designed by Andre Le Notre, and beyond, the Aqueduc de Maintenon, an unfinished aqueduct built 1686-89 by Vauban, part of a project to supply water in the Canal de l'Eure or Canal de Louis XIV, across the Eure valley to the Chateau de Versailles. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1686-89 Aqueduc Aqueduct Daubigne Eure Francoise Leure Maintenon Marquise Moat Parterre Scarron Turret Vauban

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