Donjon, towers and dry moat, Chateau de Dourdan, France
The donjon or keep on the left, and 2 defensive towers in the wall of the castle, and the dry moat, 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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13429753
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45099476
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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
