The 15th century guard house, whose façades were modified in the 18th and 19th centuries, developed between two round towers; the northern tower has an attached staircase tower. The fortress is surrounded by moats, rebuilt in the 16th century. The drawbridge was replaced by a fixed three-arched bridge. Of the four towers linked to the buildings or the curtain wall, only the East Tower, the South Tower (13th century) and the base of the North Tower (the end-of-12th century keep) remain.[1]
The upper floors have been destroyed. The towers are crowned with a modern fantasy crenelation. A triangular construction, called the Eperon, extends from the south east of the fortress. The salient angle is occupied by a bartizan. It was constructed or remodelled in the 16th century, at the same time as the moats. In the corresponding corner of the wall above the moat is a cylindrical tower dating from the 15th century which contained a stone spiral staircase which allowed the lords to descend from the castle to the priory joined to the church.[1]
château, cinq, mars, castle, commune, cinq, mars, pile, indre, loire, département, france, view, castle, towers, castle, built, 12th, century, with, significant, additions, alterations, from, 13th, 15th, 16th, centuries, contents, history, also, references, ex. The Chateau de Cinq Mars is a castle in the commune of Cinq Mars la Pile in the Indre et Loire departement of France 1 View of the castle s towers The castle was built in the 12th century with significant additions and alterations from the 13th 15th and 16th centuries 1 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe first known feudal seigneur was living in 1050 Following the execution of the owner Henri de Ruze d Effiat Grand Ecuyer squire and favourite of the King in 1642 the fortress was rased by order of Cardinal Richelieu 1 The 15th century guard house whose facades were modified in the 18th and 19th centuries developed between two round towers the northern tower has an attached staircase tower The fortress is surrounded by moats rebuilt in the 16th century The drawbridge was replaced by a fixed three arched bridge Of the four towers linked to the buildings or the curtain wall only the East Tower the South Tower 13th century and the base of the North Tower the end of 12th century keep remain 1 The upper floors have been destroyed The towers are crowned with a modern fantasy crenelation A triangular construction called the Eperon extends from the south east of the fortress The salient angle is occupied by a bartizan It was constructed or remodelled in the 16th century at the same time as the moats In the corresponding corner of the wall above the moat is a cylindrical tower dating from the 15th century which contained a stone spiral staircase which allowed the lords to descend from the castle to the priory joined to the church 1 The castle is privately owned It has been listed since 1976 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture 1 See also editList of castles in FranceReferences edit a b c d e f Base Merimee Ancien chateau Ministere francais de la Culture in French External links editOfficial website Base Merimee Chateau de Cinq Mars Ministere francais de la Culture in French 47 20 54 N 0 27 45 E 47 34833 N 0 46250 E 47 34833 0 46250 nbsp This article about a castle or chateau in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau de Cinq Mars amp oldid 1184955126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
