Zulte, Belgium
1854
Gouvy, Belgium
11th century
Gembloux, Belgium
1220-1230
Heers, Belgium
13th century
Melle, Belgium
16th century
Brussels, Belgium
12th century
Ranst, Belgium
14th century
Gooik, Belgium
16th century
Gestel, Belgium
13th century
Perk, Belgium
17th century
Walcourt, Belgium
1674
Hastière, Belgium
10th century AD
Fernelmont, Belgium
14th century
Incourt, Belgium
13th century
Gembloux, Belgium
c. 1285
Humbeek, Belgium
15th century
Tienen, Belgium
1642-1646
Aalst, Belgium
1546
Philippeville, Belgium
12th century
Xhoris, Belgium
19th century
Château de Niort is a medieval castle in the French town of Niort. It consists of two square towers, linked by a 15th-century building and dominates the Sèvre Niortaise valley.
The two donjons are the only remaining part of the castle. The castle was started by Henry II Plantagenet in the 12th century and completed by Richard the Lionheart. It was defended by a rectangular curtain wall and was damaged during the Wars of Religion. In the 18th century, the castle served as a prison.
The present keeps were the central point of a massive fortress. The southern keep is 28m tall, reinforced with turrets. The northern tower is slightly shorter at 23m. Both are flanked with circular turrets at the corners as well as semicircular buttresses. Each of the towers has a spiral staircase serving the upper floors. The Romanesque architecture is of a high quality with the dressed stones closely jointed.