France · Restored
Castle of Cognac
Château de Cognac (also called Château de Valois or Château François) is a medieval and Renaissance castle in Cognac, France, rebuilt repeatedly from the 10th century onward. Substantial works in the 15th–16th centuries produced the long riverside façade associated with Francis I. The site later housed commercial cellars but retains its medieval towers and riverside range.
Its prime
1517
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1517
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact complex of pale limestone ashlar sits against the town and the Charente bank, dominated by a broad cylindrical tower capped with a steep conical clay-tile roof and backed by a taller rectangular keep of rougher masonry. A continuous stone curtain and a long, regular riverside façade with tall vertical windows link the towers; rooflines are low and tiled. Masonry shows coursed blocks and visible patching but the roofs and walls are complete at prime.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1517.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Castle of Cognac — including 1 interior: underground cellars and vaults. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Castle of Cognac with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1517 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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