Hardelot Castle
Hardelot Castle (French: Château d'Hardelot) is a castle in Pas-de-Calais in France. It is in a field next to the village of Condette, and south of the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The first castle at this place was built in the 12th century by the Counts of Boulogne. The present castle was built by Count Philippe Hurepel of Clermont in 1222. The castle was captured several times by the French, the English and the Burgundians.
The 'pseudo Gothic' style mansion was built in 1848 by Sir John Hare. He demolished the existing buildings inside the walls of the old castle, and used a tower and underground passages from the 13th century as the basis of his building. In 1899, Sir John Whitley bought the site and then created the seaside resort of Hardelot, making the castle the main centre of the estate with bedrooms, food, and activities like golf, fishing and tennis.
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Hardelot Castle Media
Laon Cathedral from the southwest
This building is classé au titre des monuments historiques de la France. It is indexed in the base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the references
Laon Cathedral in 1940. Note sandbagged front entries and the French army truck in front.
Détail d'une des tours de la cathédrale de Laon, avec les statues de boeufs.
This building is classé au titre des monuments historiques de la France. It is indexed in the base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the references
Laon, Cathedrale.
This building is classé au titre des monuments historiques de la France. It is indexed in the base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the reference
Rose Ouest sur la façade de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon: Rose du Jugement Dernier. Une partie date de 1220-1230, certains médaillons ont été refaits par Didron, peintre verrier, en 1869, et l'ensemble a été de nouveau restauré après l'explosion de la poudrière en 1870. (Source: le site du Ministère de la Culture)
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon, La rose des arts Libéraux - bras nord transept, réalisée à la fin du 12e siècle
Le choeur de la cathédrale de Laon, avec la rose orientale et les trois lancettes.
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