Blandy-les-Tours castle

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Blandy-les-Tours castle
View of the castle from the west

View of the castle from the west

Creation time : 1220
Castle type : Location
Conservation status: Receive
Place: Blandy
Geographical location 48 ° 34 '2 "  N , 2 ° 46' 53"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 34 '2 "  N , 2 ° 46' 53"  E
Blandy-les-Tours Castle (France)
Blandy-les-Tours castle

The Château de Blandy-les-Tours is a medieval castle in the town of Blandy in the French department of Seine-et-Marne of the Region Ile-de-France . The complex has been under monument protection as a classified Monument historique since 1889 .

The first fortification was made around 1220 by the vice counts of Melun Guillaume II and Adam III. built. During the Hundred Years War in the 14th century, the facility was heavily modified and expanded.

The castle is one of the last witnesses of medieval architecture from the 13th century that has been preserved in Île-de-France. The first restoration work was carried out in 1984, it was completed in 2007, and the castle has been open to visitors since then. Among other things, the walkable defensive wall and the castle dungeon can be visited .

literature

  • Josyane Cassaigne, Alain Cassaigne: 365 Châteaux de France. Aubanel, Geneva 2007, ISBN 978-2-7006-0517-4 , p. 432.
  • Gérard Denizeau: Châteaux. 2nd Edition. Larousse, Paris 2008, ISBN 978-2-03-583965-7 , pp. 154-155.
  • Jean Favier, Isabelle Rambaud: Le château de Blandy-les-Tours. Gaud, Paris 2007, ISBN 2-84080-172-8 .
  • Alexandre de Lavergne: Châteaux et ruines historiques de France. Charles Warée, Paris 1845, pp. 69–87 ( digitized ).
  • Jean-Marie Pérouse de Montclos (ed.): Le Guide du Patrimoine. Ile-de-France. Hachette, Paris 1992, ISBN 2-01-016811-9 , pp. 129-130.
  • Philippe Seydoux: Châteaux et Manoirs de la Brie. Éditions de la Morande, Paris 1991, ISBN 2-902091-23-0 , p. 9.

Web links

Commons : Blandy-les-Tours Castle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry of the castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)