France · Partial ruin
Château de Loches
The Château de Loches is a medieval castle in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, dominated by a massive square keep and extensive curtain walls. Built and enlarged between the 9th and 15th centuries, it served variously as a fortress, royal residence and state prison; today the site and the adjacent Church of Saint-Ours are open to the public. Parts of the complex were damaged during the French Revolution and survive as partially ruined but restored structures.
First raised
1100
Its prime
1450
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1450
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact hilltop castle complex dominated by a very large, nearly square stone keep rising above enclosing curtain walls and flanking towers; the keep stands four storeys high (about 37 m) with narrow vertical window slits and thick masonry. The outer curtain forms a jagged silhouette of crenellated walls and round and rectangular towers stepping down the slope into the town, with clustered steep-roofed service buildings and the twin-spired stone church closely adjacent; overall a pale, weathered ashlar appearance.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1450.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Château de Loches — including 2 interiors: keep interior — single room floor, state prison chambers. 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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