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Castle Attractions In Fere-en-Tardenois

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Fère-en-Tardenois is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is named for the Tardenois region.
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Castle Attractions In Fere-en-Tardenois

  • 1. Chateau de Pierrefonds Pierrefonds
    The Château de Pierrefonds is a castle situated in the commune of Pierrefonds in the Oise département of France. It is on the southeast edge of the Forest of Compiègne, northeast of Paris, between Villers-Cotterêts and Compiègne. The Château de Pierrefonds includes most of the characteristics of defensive military architecture from the Middle Ages, though it underwent a major restoration in the 19th century.
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  • 2. Chateau de Fere-en-Tardenois Fere En Tardenois
    The Château de Fère-en-Tardenois is a ruined castle in the commune of Fère-en-Tardenois in the Aisne département of France.Construction of the original castle bagan in 1206. Little of that remains today. It had seven towers on an enormous artificial motte whose slopes were covered in slabs of sandstone and served as a model for numerous other castles. The connétable Anne de Montmorency, companion of Francis I, transformed the castle in around 1528. In 1555, he enlarged it with the addition of the famous Renaissance Gallery. These works were carried out by the architect Jean Bullant and, possibly, the sculptor Jean Goujon, which would explain the quality of the sculptures, the stone and the colours.Ownership of the castle is shared by the département and a private company. It is open ...
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