Chateau de Vincennes in France, Paris resort
Rating: 8,5/10 (2209 votes)  A large castle near the Bois de Vincennes, built for the kings of France on the site of an old hunting estate. The tradition of royal hunting in the Bois de Vincennes is rooted in the period of the formation of French statehood. The royal hunting house was built in the 11th century. From that moment on, all the kings of France spent their free time hunting in these lands. Several centuries later, the city of Vincennes began to form around the estate, which eventually became a suburban part of Paris. For several centuries, the castle was completed, developed and improved. During the reign of Louis XIV, it was ordered to add several chambers to the palace, for Queen Anne and Cardinal Mazarin. At the same time, the castle acquired a defensive citadel. But the project of the Palace of Versailles under construction took too much money, so all the work on the improvement of the Vincennes castle was abandoned. Only in 1860, restorers paid attention to the castle. Until this moment, after the departure of the royal residence to Versailles, the Vincennes castle was completely empty. From the middle of the 18th century, all of its main premises were given over to the manufacture of porcelain. And since the Great Revolution, a prison has been located here, like in many other castles in France. The castle's citadel has become infamous as the place where the death sentences of state criminals were carried out. During the Second World War, the Nazis shot French communists here. & We also recommend reading Place Saint-Michel in France, Paris resort Topic: Chateau de Vincennes in France, Paris resort. |
