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Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer
The Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer is a medieval castle in the eastern corner of Boulogne-sur-Mer's high town that now houses the town museum. Built in the 13th century and modified repeatedly through the 16th century, it comprises cylindrical towers joined by curtain walls and buildings enclosing a central courtyard. It is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
Its prime
1567
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1567
The shape it held in its prime.
Massive irregular polygon of grey-brown limestone towers and curtain walls set against a town street; the principal entrance is a broad pedimented stone arch flanked by two cylindrical towers with slate conical roofs and rows of rectangular windows in the adjoining ranges. Rooflines are largely continuous with steep slate covering and dormer windows; walls are pierced by arrow-slits and larger mullioned openings. A cobbled approach crosses the former moat into a central courtyard surrounded by buildings set against the ramparts.
Its story
The story of Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer.
The Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer was built in the 13th century by Philippe Hurepel (1180–1234), Count of Boulogne and son of King Philip II of France; a similar castle was built around the same time at Fère-en-Tardenois by the Counts of Dreux. It stands in the eastern corner of the seaport's high town, its cylindrical towers joined by curtain walls and buildings enclosing a central courtyard.
Modified repeatedly through the 16th century, the castle now houses the Boulogne museum and is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
Step inside
11 places to explore in 1567.
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