France · Partial ruin
Tour de Crest
The Tour de Crest is the surviving square keep of the former Château de Crest in Crest, Drôme, France. Once the central tower of a larger medieval castle, the massive stone keep now dominates the town and is open to visitors.
Its prime
1394
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1394
What Tour de Crest looked like in its prime.
A tall, square dressed-stone keep rising in a simple, blocky silhouette to about 52 metres, formed of pale grey limestone ashlar. The lower mass has small rectangular and slit windows and a continuous crenellated parapet; behind it a higher rectangular upper tower with a row of large arched openings and a projecting machicolation-like corbel course. The tower stands on a wooded hillside above the town, with a low curtain wall visible on the slope and a flat roof terrace with rail and flags.
Its story
The story of Tour de Crest.
The Tour de Crest is the imposing vestige of the vanished Château de Crest in the Drôme — at 52 metres, one of the highest keeps in Europe, if not the highest of all. The massive square stone tower is all that survives of the medieval castle whose central tower it once was.
A medieval town developed around the foot of the tower, bearing the name of the master of the area, Lord Arnaud de Crest. The keep still dominates the town today and is open to visitors.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1394.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Tour de Crest — including 1 interior: upper defensive chamber. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.
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