Château des Ducs, Argentan, France

Château des Ducs (Castle of Dukes) was a former house of Dukes of Normandy. It was burnt down in the Hundred Years' War and rebuilt soon after in the 14th century. Since 1827 it has been a courthouse.

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Olivier Boccanfuso (2 years ago)
Eyeful

Vincent Finger (2 years ago)
Magnificent building, great idea for transformation to perpetuate a historic monument.

Manu Flyfisherman_01 (3 years ago)
Pretty building steeped in history

Elisabeth Gerckens (3 years ago)
Große Ausstellung über 4 Etagen über die Geschichte von Nantes , kann ca. 3 Stunden dauern.

Florence Paccini (3 years ago)

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The castle first mentioned in 1200 was originally owned by the King and later, at the end of the 13th century it fell in hands of Matúš Èák. Its owners alternated - at the end of the 14th century the family of Stibor of Stiborice bought it.

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