Richelieu : Old castle
Indre-et-LoireReference
PA00097945
Latitude
47.0071
Longitude
0.3259
Address
1137 Le Petit Chateau 37120 Richelieu
Construction era
17e siècle
Protection date
1930/09/23 : classé MH
Protection cause
Hémicycle d'entrée avec la porte et les pavillons ; pavillon dit le Dôme ; douves et pont d'accès ; deux pavillons de l'ancien hémicycle de l'Est : classement par arrêté du 23 septembre 1930
Description
There remains of the fortress built by the Cardinal de Richelieu in the 17th century, which was almost completely destroyed at the beginning and at the end of the 19th century, that the hemicycle of entrance with its pavilions and its central door; the central pavilion of the right wing of the front courtyard (called the dome); the moats and the old bridge leading to the court of honor; As well as the two pavilions located at the ends of the hemicycle that complete the gardens to the east.
