Towers and dry moat, Chateau de Dourdan, France

Defensive tower in the wall of the castle with the Western corner tower behind, 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. Here we also see an example of a wooden catapult of the kind used in the 13th century. 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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13429760

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45100289

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5616px x 3744px (9.9MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen