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The Château d'If (close up) The Château d'If with Marseille in the background. The Château d'If (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto dif]) is a fortress located on the Île d'If, the smallest island in the Frioul archipelago, situated about 1.5 kilometres (7 ⁄ 8 mile) offshore from Marseille in southeastern France. Built in the 16th century, it ...
Château d'If: 1524-31 Ruins On an island in the Bay of Marseille, used as prison, featured in The Count of Monte Cristo. Château de Ners: 12th century Ruins Château de Tarascon: 15th century Intact Converted into a military prison in the 17th century. [1] Château de Vernègues: Medieval Ruins Property of the commune
Château d'If in Marseille Château de Tarascon in Tarascon. Château de la Barben, in La Barben; Château de Barbentane in Barbentane; Château des Baux, in Baux-de-Provence; Château de Boulbon, in Boulbon; Château de la Buzine, in Marseille; Chateau de Bruni in Berre-l'Étang; Château des Creissauds, in Aubagne; Château de l'Empéri, in ...
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by region and department.. Notes. The French word château has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English.
The Chateau d'If was finished in 1531, while Notre-Dame de la Garde was not completed until 1536, when it was used to help repel the troops of Charles Quint. It was built using stone from Cap Couronne, as well as materials from buildings outside the ramparts of the demolished city to keep them from providing shelter to enemy troops. [11]
“The Sand Castle” is made up of intentionally simple elements: an abandoned island, a creaky old lighthouse, an intermittently working radio. And at its center is a family of four: a doting ...
An Aurora, Colorado judge granted the 'emergency closure' of The Edge at Lowry Apartments after multiple arrests and rumored gang activity.
Castel del Monte (Italian for "Castle of the Mountain"; Barese: Castìdde du Monte) is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was built during the 1240s by King Frederick II, who had inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. In the 18th century, the castle's ...