#27 Château de
Roquetaillade
Gironde, France
1306
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is NOT an official Lego site
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As
you see from the excellent photograph on the left, the
Château de Roquetaillade consists of a 24 hectare
enclosure containing two impressive and powerful stone
castles. The earlier (seen below and right) was built in
the 12th century by Cardinal Gaillard de la Mothe, the
wealthy nephew of Pope Clement V. No more than a stones
throw away is the new castle, shown in the rest of the
photos and the one I built. It was the only fortress in
France built by the English king Edward I, beginning in
1306. The castle has been inhabited by the same family
for 700 years. In 1864 owner Louis le Blanc commissioned
famed architect Viollet le Duc to redecorate the castle
to make it livable. The magnificent staircase,
renaissance fireplace and gorgeous bedrooms should not be
missed.
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Photos
of the Lego Model
Built August 1989
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Northwest
View
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Northeast
View
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South View
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Build
Your Own
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Lego Plan
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Cross
Section
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Other
Roquetaillade pages are in French except:
http://www.casteland.com/puk/castle/aquitaine/gironde/roquetaillade/roquetaillade.htm
Return to the
main castle
page.
Castles created by
Robert
Carney
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