Château-Gaillard, Les Andelys
Les Andelys, Normandy, France
Tuesday, 19 June, 2007
Château-Gaillard
Location
Geodata of the photograph illustrating this article...
Location name:
Château-Gaillard, Les Andelys
Coordinates (lat,lon):
49.238110,1.402624
Elevation:
67 metres
Google Earth:
View this location
Photographs:
View this album Map
Details
Description
"Richard I of England, simultaneously feudal Duke of Normandy, ordered that the castle be built in little more than 12 months, between 1197 and 1198. The goal was to protect Rouen and Richard's duchy of Normandy from the French kings, but Richard died due to an infected arrow wound on his shoulder before the fortress was complete.
The construction of Château Gaillard was taken over by his brother John. The building of the castle continued but for two alterations at John's request. One was to have an extra window built on the chapel's outer wall and the other was to have an extra toilet in the chapel." - Wikipedia
Proximity
Places to go, sights to see, things to do - within 25km
| Article | Category | Date |
Proximity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Petit Andely | Visit | 2007-06-21 | 0.44 km |
| Camping de L'île des Trois Rois, Le Petit Andely | Camping | 2007-06-21 | 0.47 km |
| Church of Saint Sauveur, Le Petit Andely | Visit | 2007-06-23 | 0.61 km |
| Levavasseur's spinning mill, Radepont | Visit | 2007-06-20 | 13.67 km |
| Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontaine-Guérard, Radepont | Visit | 2007-06-20 | 13.67 km |
| L'Abbaye de Mortemer, Lisors | Visit | 2007-06-18 | 15.64 km |
| Vernon and Église Collégiale Notre-Dame | Visit | 2007-06-24 | 16.84 km |
| Lyons-la-Forêt | Visit | 2007-06-18 | 18.63 km |
| Claude Monet's Garden, Giverny | Visit | 2007-06-17 | 20.55 km |
Links
More articles from this region