Richelieu : Home
Indre-et-LoireReference
PA00097991
Latitude
47.012705107887
Longitude
0.32349876864454
Address
8 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 chose to transform the village of his birth into a city whose plans were made by the castle architect, Jacques Lemercier. This city is distinguished by regular development, including ditches, surrounding walls, large doors, symmetrical streets and aligned houses.