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[[Image:Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry aout.jpg|thumb|250px|An illuminated page from the [[Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry]], the month of August, featuring a image of the Château d'Étampes around 1400]] |
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[[Image:Etampestour1.jpg|180px|right|thumb|The Tour de Guinette]] |
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The '''Château d'Étampes''' was a [[castle]] in the town of [[Étampes]] in the [[départment]] of [[Essonne]], [[France]]. The principal remains are of the 12th century [[keep]], known as the '''Tour de Guinette'''. |
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==History== |
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[[Étampes]] was the site of a royal castle of during the reign of [[Robert II of France|Robert the Pious]], King of France, around 1015, comprising a palace and [[motte]]. Between 1130 and 1150 a new castle was created overlooking the valley, culminating in a strong [[keep]] or donjon, the present Tour de Guinette. The castle was extended under later kings, notably [[Philip II of France]]. The castle suffered through sieges in the [[Hundred Years War]] and was ordered destroyed by [[Henry IV of France]], leaving only the keep. |
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==Description of the Chateau== |
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The architectural aspects of this former royal castle are known from contemporary images, including, notably the [[Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry]]. Tour de Guinette was in the center of the castle and it was surrounded by a rectangular curtain wall punctuated by corner towers. This wall was in turn enclosed by two additional walls providing layers of defense for the keep. |
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The most remarkable feature of the site is the surviving keep. The keep (~27 meters in height) is a [[quatrefoil]] plan, much like a four-leafed clover, and was divided into four tall stories. The entry was at first floor level and may have been originally reached from the enclosure wall. The interesting plan is the result of experiments taking place during the mid-12th century to improve the defense of towers against missiles and to reduce dead ground. The circular lobes deflect missiles, and allow defenders to cover the foot of the walls from the summit of the keep. The plan resembles the keeps of [[Ambleny]] and nearby [[Donjon de Houdan|Houdan]]. Clifford's Tower, part of [[York Castle]] in [[York]], England, is believed to have been inspired by Étampes, as it has an almost identical plan. |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book |
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| last = Mesqui |
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| first = Jean |
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| title = Chateaux-forts et fortifications en France |
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| publisher = Flammarion |
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| date = 1997 |
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| location = Paris |
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| pages = 493 pp |
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| isbn = 2080122711 }} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.corpusetampois.com/cae-12-donjon-moreau.jpg Suggested reconstuction of the castle] |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of castles in France]] |
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{{commons|Category:Étampes|Étampes}} |
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{{Coord|48|26|14|N|2|9|30|E|region:FR_type:landmark|display=title}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Etampes, chateau d'}} |
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[[Category:Châteaux in Essonne]] |
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[[Category:Official historical monuments of France]] |
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[[fr:Château d'Étampes]] |
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