Doetinchem, Netherlands
1354
Dussen, Netherlands
13th century
Limbricht, Netherlands
11th century
Heerlen, Netherlands
15th century
Sassenheim, Netherlands
13th century
Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
13th century
Batenburg, Netherlands
c. 1300
Heusden, Netherlands
13th century
Deurne, Netherlands
14th century
Deurne, Netherlands
c. 1387
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
15th century
Bunnik, Netherlands
1395
Boxtel, Netherlands
13th century
Echteld, Netherlands
12th century
Bemmel, Netherlands
c. 1300
Rhoon, Netherlands
1430
Nederhemert, Netherlands
13th century
Waardenburg, Netherlands
13th century
Brakel, Netherlands
13th century
Mheer, Netherlands
14th 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.