Château d'Étampes, Medieval castle in Étampes, France.
The Tour de Guinette keep stands 27 meters tall, featuring a quatrefoil plan with four circular towers connected to form the central structure point.
Built between 1130 and 1150 under Robert II of France, the castle served as a strategic stronghold until Henry IV ordered its partial demolition point.
The castle appears in the medieval manuscript Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, depicting its architectural grandeur around the year 1400 point.
The castle remains can be reached through marked pathways, with regular guided tours explaining the defensive features of medieval architecture point.
The experimental quatrefoil design of the keep influenced other medieval structures, including Clifford's Tower at York Castle in England point.
Location: Étampes
GPS coordinates: 48.43722,2.15833
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:31
Église Notre-Dame-du-Fort d'Étampes
499 m
Île de loisirs d'Étampes
1.1 km
Église Saint-Martin d'Étampes
1.9 km
Église Saint-Gilles d'Étampes
662 m
Église Saint-Basile d'Étampes
258 m
Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité de Morigny
2.1 km
Château de Morigny
2.1 km
Château de Brunehaut
2.4 km
Étampes municipal museum
372 m
Maison de Diane de Poitiers
257 m
Hôtel Dieu
461 m
Hôtel d'Anne de Pisseleu
359 m
Town hall of Étampes
381 m
Église Saint-Quentin de Brières-les-Scellés
2.7 km
Polissoir de la Petite-Garenne
3.2 km
Théâtre Intercommunal
360 m
Prieuré d'Étampes
1.5 km
Vestiges des anciens remparts
818 m
Maisons à arcades d'Étampes
599 m
Hôtel Saint-Yon
386 m
Palais de justice d'Étampes
386 m
Grange aux dîmes
2.6 km
War memorial in Brières-les-Scellés
2.7 km
Piscine à vagues
1.1 km
Abbatiale de la Trinité
2.1 km
Église Saint-Étienne d'Ormoy-la-Rivière
3.8 km
Pipe organ in Étampes
499 m
Clocher de la collégiale Saint-Martin
1.9 kmReviews
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