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Founded: 1217-1236Category: Castles and fortifications in France
Historical period: Late Capetians (France)
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Porte de Soissons was built in the early 13th century as an entrance to the walled city of Laon. The gatehouse was added in 1562.
The Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley in France. Le Lude is the most northerly château of the Loire Valley and one of the last important historic castles in France, still inhabited by the same family for the last 260 years. The château is testimony to four centuries of French architecture, as a stronghold transformed into an elegant house during the Renaissance and the 18th century. The monument is located in the valley of Le Loir. Its gardens have evolved throughout the centuries.
