General Information
| Other name(s): | Château de Barbe-Bleue |
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| Beginning of works: | 12th century |
| Completion: | 15th century |
| Status: | partially demolished |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Load bearing masonry wall structure |
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| Function / usage: |
Castle |
| Architectural style: |
Gothic |
Location
| Location: |
Tiffauges, Vendée (85), Pays de la Loire, France |
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| Coordinates: | 47° 0' 59.04" N 1° 6' 52.99" W |
Technical Information
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Château de Tiffauges is a medieval castle situated in the French commune of Tiffauges in the Vendée département.
The castle is also known as the château de Barbe-bleue (Bluebeard's castle) after its most famous resident, Gilles de Rais, known as Barbe-bleue. It was here that Bluebeard perpetrated his atrocities.
Location
The castle is in the Marches (border lands) between Brittany, Poitou and Anjou and thus an important strategic point. It is positioned on a hill at the confluence of the Sèvre Nantaise and Crûme rivers, this position providing protection against assailants.
History
The castle was built between the 12th and 16th centuries. The notorious murderer, Gilles de Rais (1404–1440) is associated with the castle.
For a long time, the castle was abandoned and lay in ruins, the inner yard even used for a while as a football pitch by the local club, RST Tiffauges. The castle is now owned by the Conseil Général of Vendée. It hosts a series of spectacles and collections, including medieval war machines and an alchemy centre.
The castle has been classified as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1957.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Château de Tiffauges" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20045167 - Published on:
13/05/2009 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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