Vincennes medieval castle - Château de Vincennes
Tout savoir sur le château de Vincennes, programmation, évènements,
histoire, personnages célèbres : www.arcv.fr/
All about the Vincennes castle : events, history, famous characters
(in french)
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This stitching of 3 pictures renders the massive impression you get
from the dungeon courtyard.
The size of the visitors gives you the right scale... ( they are not
Hobbits :-) )
Built between 1337 and 1373 as a residence for the kings of France, the Vincennes keep is the highest medieval fortified building and one of the best preserved fortresses in Europe. This castle, from the Middle Ages to our time, has consistently found itself at the centre of French History. It rises 50 m above the ground of its courtyard.
The instability of the dungeon prompted its closure to the public in
October 1995. Its restoration, which was completed in August 2006 was
one of the most extensive and technical restoration endeavors to be
carried out over recent years.
The buiding of the underground railway at the beginning of XIXth
century changed the level of the groundwater, which caused an overload
on the dungeon's central column, key skeletal stucture of the
building.
The column started to fissure and some elements of it had to be
changed : a very important technical challenge as the load is 250t per
floor !.
In order to establish how to restore the tower it was necessary first
to set up a complete scaffolding structure, to drill sample cores in
the walls and foundations and to look at the dynamic and static
structural loads.
It made possible to study in detail an essential but totally unknown
aspect of the construction: the inclusion in the 14th century of 2,500
of iron bars that circle the edifice and act as tie bars in the
flooring of its storeys
Besides, one-third of the 20,000 blocks visible in the building's
facing, have been replaced. This has allowed the tower to regain its
original colour and brightness.
( CNRS information )
More information on : www.chateau-vincennes.fr
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La construction du donjon du château de Vincennes est lancée par Jean
le Bon en 1361, vingt ans après le début de la guerre de Cent Ans. Il
veut bâtir une résidence royale qui soit un lieu de protection et un
point d'appui militaire aux portes de Paris. A son décès, en 1364,
trois niveaux sont déjà construits.
Son fils Charles V reprend le chantier qu'il confie à Raymond du
Temple, et le donjon et le châtelet d'entrée sont achevés en 1369.
L'enceinte du donjon et les bâtiments qu'elle contient le sont 2 ans
plus tard.
Le donjon culmine à 50m au-dessus du sol de la cour, et à 66m du fond
des fossés. C'est une tour carrée de 16,25m de côté, avec des murs de
3,25m d'épaisseur, flanquée de 4 tourelles circulaires de 6,60m de
diamètre. Au nord de la tourelle N-O est plaquée une tour
rectangulaire contenant des latrines à tous ses étages.
Comments and faves
jwatsflickr1973 (61 months ago | reply)
amazing shot(s) here, nice work Mr. Poussnik
J E R R Y (61 months ago | reply)
Wow, nice effect!!
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MadalenaPestana (60 months ago | reply)
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LindaScannell (60 months ago | reply)
Good effect
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Renaud Camus (52 months ago | reply)
Bonjour, je suis un administrateur du groupe Châteaux de France / Castles in France, et nous serions très heureux si vous vouliez bien ajouter cette photographie à la collection.
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p@trizia [on & off] [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)
Superb!
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RoLiXiA (50 months ago | reply)
Spettacolare e anche particolare la struttura di questo castello ottima la foto.
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LeszekZadlo (49 months ago | reply)
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together8 (48 months ago | reply)
wow... great !!
Precious thing of the past.
"History & Antiquities"
Celebrating History & Legacy.
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maxeff918 (44 months ago | reply)
Nice shot. Thanks for the brief overview and reconstruction effort. Not since relocating the Luxor ruins by the Aswan dam, have I heard of another great technical challenge to preserve a historic site. I wonder though, how did the world wars of the 20th century affect it?
If its centuries old, and being witnessed to so many luminaries, it must be haunted. Where is it located? I will certainly research it.
Mr~Poussnik (44 months ago | reply)
maxeff918, thank you for your comments. This picture will give you some more informations, and access to a 5mn video ( in french ) that shows some impressive stages of the Vincennes dungeon restoration.
This other one will show you some of the destructions of WW2, as three Waffen SS divisions, retreating from the Normandie front, moved in the castle and destroyed 3 ammunitions depots set up in the barracks, during the Paris Liberation.The fire in the Queen's pavilion lasted 8 days, but fortunately, the dungeon remained intact.
Is the dungeon haunted ? must be : there are so many kings and famous prisoners who lived or rotted here ! A nice visit every ghost hunter should put on his agenda :-))
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Lionel Francés / en demi sommeil (43 months ago | reply)
Superbe
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Mr~Poussnik (39 months ago | reply)
Stitching of 19 pics + photoshop this time !
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ruetam (3 months ago | reply)
it is alwsome