Richelieu : Home
Indre-et-LoireReference
PA00097989
Latitude
47.012714323409
Longitude
0.32361187383162
Address
8 B Place du Marche 37120 Richelieu
Protection date
1932/06/09 : inscrit MH
Protection cause
Façade et toiture : inscription par arrêté du 9 juin 1932
Description
Cardinal Richelieu made the decision to transform the village of his birth into a city, with plans developed by the castle architect, Jacques Lemercier. This city is characterized by a regular arrangement, including ditches, a surrounding wall, large doors, symmetrical streets and well -aligned houses.
