Smoleñ Castle was built in the Gothic style in the mid-14th century probably by Otto of Pilczy to the site of earlier wooden watchtower. It was enlarged after 1350 and again in the mid-15th century. The first document dates from 1394.
The castle was destroyed by the Swedish army in 1655. It has been in ruins since them.
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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.
