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Dans la banlieue ouest de Paris, PRÈS de la ville de Vincennes et À proximité du bois du MÊME nom, explorez la forteresse et résidence royale connue sous le nom de chateau de vincennes. LA MAJORITÉ DE SES BÂTIMENTS ONT ÉTÉ CONSTRUITS ENTRE 1361 ET 1369, ET IL ÉTAIT LA RÉSIDENCE FAVORITE DES ROIS DE fRANCE DU 14EME AU 16EME SIÈCLE juste APRÈS le palais de la cité. Découvrez ces SIÈCLES PASSIONNANTS À travers sa remarquable structure qui a fonctionné comme prison ÉGALEMENT avant de devenir une caserne et un arsenal pendant l'époque NAPOLÉONIENNE.
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- Visitez le site le Château de Vincennes et vous serez émerveillé par ce bâtiment classique entièrement blanc, couleur qui témoigne de son statut de résidence royale.
- Explorez ses nobles tours et son donjon, fortifications utiles contre les attaques, et flânez dans ses couloirs chargés d'histoire.
- Découvrez ce donjon médiéval unique, la tour fortifiée la plus haute d'Europe avec ses 52 méteres, où le Roi Henri 5 mourut et où Fouquet, le Marquis de Sade et Mirabeau ont été emprisonnés.
- Découvrez la magnifique rosace de la Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes ainsi que la flamboyance imposante de ce bâtiment gothique.
If you've visited all of the main highlights of Paris, you should visit Vincennes. It was the Royal Palace before Versailles was built. Huge amount of history dating back more than 500 years. No crowds so relatively easy to move around. The church is simple but impressive. Well worth a couple of hours with easy access on the metro--15 minutes from Rue de Rivoli
Walking across the drawbridge was a walk into the past (but with modern bathrooms and electric lights). We climbed stone steps that have been worn down by countless feet, we studied walls painted by prisoners, and we peered out the windows of a king's study. The chapel is beautiful, with tall stained-glass windows. The courtyard was available for no charge, but we bought tickets so we could go into the chapel and castle, and these tickets were well worth buying. Dress for the weather!
This is a great opportunity to spend a morning absorbing medieval history and up to the time Louis XIV moved to Versailles. This would be especially good for trips with kids, but my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed learning about French history as epitomized by this site. The keep and its dungeon was established by Charles V as his residence and he started work on the Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes located adjacent to the chateau. Purchase admission tickets to both and wander around using the audio guide. The site has been used by the military up to the present and thus has been configured differently from time to time as well as having suffered damage in WWII. However, the chateau and the chapel remain in the form started by Charles the V despite renovations over the centuries. The Chateau is located exactly at the last station on the Metro Line 1 and we found a very good cafe nearby for lunch afterwards. Next time I would consider packing a lunch and touring the very large recreational park adjacent to the chateau.