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Château et parc

Château, 41100 Vendôme
  • Loir-et-Cher
  • Centre-Val de Loire

The trades of a restoration site

European Heritage Days 2023
16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed
© Hôtel de Ville de Vendôme

Demonstration of companion(s) working on the current site of restoration of the castle.
Presented by the City of Vendôme with the kind participation of the companies Lefevre, Delestre and Gougeon.

Types d'événement
Atelier / Démonstration / Savoir-faire
Thèmes 2023
Patrimoine vivant
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Château et parc
Château, 41100 Vendôme
  • Loir-et-Cher
  • Centre-Val de Loire
The first strengthened point in XI ° century is a quadrangular donjon in the northwest of a rocky headland dominating the valley of the Loir(Dormouse). The medieval surrounding wall(speaker) walls of which are still partly visible a date of the XIIth century. She(It) is dominated by the said tower of Poitiers, chief tour(tower,ballot) which participated in a defensive device(plan) reinforced in XV ° century. It stays nothing of large homes built in XV ° and XVI ° centuries because after working period important in XVII ° century commanded(ordered) by the duke Caesar of Vendôme, son justified by Henry IV, the castle is abandoned to pass finally in the field of the Crown in 1712\. Revolutionary sale is going to divide the castle up and contributes to its transformation(processing) in XIX ° in a romantic park in the sinuous paths. The majestic cedar crashed in 1807 and the panoramic view on the city are climax(pauses) of this park of 6 hectare enjoyment(approval). A collection of hydrangeas presents many varieties created by Emile Mouillère and his(her) descendants, vendômois horticulturalists of the end of XIX ° up to the environment(middle) of 1950s. The visitor can so rediscover these vendômoises varieties of international fame, fruits of a patient work of crossing and of selection.
Tags
Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir, Espace naturel, parc, jardin, Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire, Monument historique
Vendôme