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Carrouges Castle

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    August 17, 2020

    Seven centuries of history. Carrouges was first in the 14th century a stronghold of the Hundred Years War (dungeon). It became a stately home in the 15th century (Blosset wing), augmented in the 16th century by an entrance gatehouse considered to be the first witness to Renaissance architecture in Normandy. Once again fortified at the time of the Wars of Religion (western bastion), its function as a prestigious residence was confirmed by the construction at the end of the 16th century of two "classic" wings and the stairs which serve them by the architect François Gabriel.
    Famous hosts. The Lords of Carrouges receive King Louis XI in 1473 then Catherine de Medici and her suite in 1570.
    Source: chateau-carrouges.fr

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      January 13, 2021

      Carrouges was first in the 14th century a stronghold of the Hundred Years War (dungeon). It became a stately home in the 15th century (Blosset wing), augmented in the 16th century by an entrance gatehouse considered to be the first witness of Renaissance architecture in Normandy.

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        September 23, 2022

        A very beautiful castle in a historic city.

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          Location: Carrouges, Alençon, Normandy, France

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