Hôtel dit Château-Gaillard

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Hôtel dit Château-Gaillard in Fontenay-le-Comte, portal
Laocoon group (center) crowning the portal

The Hôtel dit Château-Gaillard , also known as Gaillard Castle , in Fontenay-le-Comte , a town in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region , was built in the 16th century. The portal of the former Hôtel particulier in rue du Pont-aux-Chèvres No. 2 has been protected as a Monument historique since 2009 .

The house, which stands southeast of the Catholic parish church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption , was built in the Renaissance style. The portal is crowned by a Laocoon group , Diana , the goddess of hunting, and Heracles .

Web links

Commons : Hôtel dit Château-Gaillard  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hôtel dit Château-Gaillard in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 46 ° 28 ′ 1.1 ″  N , 0 ° 48 ′ 24.8 ″  W.