Prehľad:
Na východnom okraji Paríža, neďaleko mesta Vincennes a vedľa Bois de Vincennes, si prezrite bývalú pevnosť a kráľovské sídlo známe ako Château de Vincennes . Väčšina jeho výstavby sa uskutočnila v rokoch 1361 až 1369 a v 14. až 16. storočí slúžil ako obľúbený palác francúzskych kráľov, druhý po Palais de la Cité. Spoznajte fascinujúcu minulosť tejto pozoruhodnej stavby, ktorá slúžila ako väzenie a potom sa stala kasárňami a arzenálom počas napoleonskej éry.
Najdôležitejšie informácie
- Navštívte slávny zámok Château de Vincennes a nechajte sa fascinovať úplne bielou klasickou stredovekou budovou, ktorá svedčí o svojom niekdajšom postavení kráľovského paláca.
- Preskúmajte jeho vysoké veže a hladomorňu, ktoré slúžili na opevnenie hradu počas bitiek, a prejdite sa po jeho historických chodbách.
- Objavte dobre zachovanú stredovekú pevnosť, najvyššiu opevnenú vežu v Európe s výškou 52 metrov, kde zomrel kráľ Henrich V., a pozrite si, kde boli zadržiavaní Fouquet , markíz de Sade a Mirabeau.
- V kaplnke Sainte Chapelle de Vincennes zažite obdivuhodnú vonkajšiu honosnosť gotickej stavby a nádherné ružicové okno.
If you are visiting Paris, you are aware of the crowds everywhere. For a change of pace, ride metro line 1 to the end and check out the Chateau in Vincennes. We had the place to ourselves. There was a chapel, as well as a well preserved/restored medieval fortress. The self guided tour is interesting. It does not compare to Versailles for example, but has a rich history of its own. It's worth a visit. It is free with the Paris museum pass, and you can ride the metro to Vincennes with the Navigo pass.
Sadly they were setting up for a special event so the grounds were covered in tents. Also conservation is being done on one of the buildings (that’s a good thing) but it made it confusing to see where you could go. The church was beautiful though. I’d recommend holding off going till the spring.
Built in the 14th century. Its 52 meters high donjon tower is the tallest medieval fortified structure of Europe. Though not as famous as other chateau around Paris, the Château de Vincennes long served as a residence for the kings of France, and was involved in some important wars, including Napoleonic Wars and WW II. Another interesting historical event was its relationship with Marquis de Sade. The father of eroticism, Marquis de Sade (whose erotic writings gave rise to the term sadism and sadist ), was imprisoned in the cell number six of the donjon from 1777 to 1784. Now there is an exhibition of his letters and manuscripts.