France · Still standing
Château des Tourelles
Château des Tourelles is a compact stone castle composed of multiple large cylindrical towers grouped tightly together on a low, grassy riverside site. The surviving structure presents smooth pale ashlar walls, narrow vertical slit windows and steep conical slate roofs, standing isolated among park trees beside a road and water.
Its prime
1400
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1400
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact cluster of massive cylindrical towers built of pale grey limestone ashlar, each topped by a steep conical slate roof; three prominent round towers form the visible façade with a taller central mass behind. Walls show regular horizontal masonry bands, narrow vertical slit windows and a single ground-level arched doorway at the centre. The building sits on a flat grassy lawn edged by mature trees and a road, with a river visible to the right.
Its story
The story of Château des Tourelles.
The Château des Tourelles at Vernon originated in 1196, when Philippe Auguste, fighting Richard the Lionheart for possession of Normandy, seized the town and made it a military base. The castle consists of a square tower surrounded by four round turrets, the whole edifice rising to a height of twenty metres.
It is one of the few castles in France to have remained practically unchanged for 800 years — smooth pale ashlar walls, narrow slit windows and steep conical slate roofs on a low riverside site. The property of the commune since 1955, it has been listed as a monument historique since 1945.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1400.
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