Ajaccio, which is set at the top of a gulf, has been inhabited since Ancient times. From the 12th century onwards, the Genoes ...
To protect the County of Nice from invaders, the Duke of Savoy built the Saint-Elme citadel in the 16th century, together wit ...
This fortified gatehouse served as the official entry to the city ever since its construction in the 14th century, as part of ...
The first castle at this site of Château de Péronne was built at the end of the 9th century by Herbert I, Count of Vermando ...
The Castle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape was probably originally a Roman castrum destroyed during the great invasions. A 913 cha ...
Fort Douaumont was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive forts protecting the city of Verdun, France ...
The Palace of the Kings of Majorca is a palace and a fortress with gardens overlooking the city of Perpignan. In 1276, King J ...
Château Gaillard is a ruined medieval castle, located 90 m above the commune of Les Andelys overlooking the River Seine. The ...
The first castle at Bonaguil was constructed after the middle of the 13th century, on a rocky spur, probably by Arnaud La Tou ...
The Fort de la Pompelle was built between 1880 and 1883 to complete the fortification belt around Reims that was started by G ...
Château de Valençay is a residence of the d'Estampes and Talleyrand-Périgord families. Although geographi ...
The first known Lord and owner of Château de Candé was Macé de Larçay, in 1313. François Br ...
The Château de Nérac is a castle in the Lot-et-Garonne département in southwest France. An edifice of the French R ...
The Governor"s Citadel and Palace in Bastia dates back to the 14th century. The former palace of the Genoese governors ...
Fort Mahon, which is known locally as Fort Vauban, is a fort located on the coast of the Strait of Dover. It was built at the ...
The Château de Tours was built in the 11th century. The building displayed an architecture of the Carolingian period, a ...
The Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley in France. Le Lude is the most northerly château ...
The Château de Brissac is a noble mansion originally built as a castle by the Counts of Anjou in the 11th century. After the ...
In 1589, Maréchal de Villars supervised the construction of a small fort on the hill known as "colline des Moulins" ...
The Château de Belcastel is situated above the north bank of the Aveyron River, downstream from Rodez. The oldest part of th ...