Tallinn, Estonia
1319
Tallinn, Estonia
1229
Tallinn, Estonia
1230-1270
Tallinn, Estonia
1267
Tartu, Estonia
1250-1300
Tartu, Estonia
1300-1330
Rakvere, Estonia
1430's
Põlva, Estonia
15th century
Haapsalu, Estonia
1524
Palamuse, Estonia
1234
Saaremaa, Estonia
ca. 1250-1290
Padise, Estonia
15th century
Märjamaa, Estonia
14th century
Saaremaa, Estonia
13-14th century
Vormsi, Estonia
ca. 1400
Harjumaa, Estonia
15th century
Saaremaa, Estonia
1227
Kareda Parish, Estonia
ca. 1300
Nõo, Estonia
1250's
Hanila, Estonia
1260's
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.