Donjon, tower and dry moat, Chateau de Dourdan, France
Defensive tower in the wall of the castle, and the dry moat, with the donjon or keep in the distance, Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13429739
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45099441
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
