Château de Loches

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Object location47° 07′ 37″ N, 0° 59′ 54″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMapinfo
Deutsch: Das Schloss Loches in Loches zählt zu den Loire-Schlössern. Die aus drei Gebäudekomplexen bestehende Anlage, darunter einer der ältesten Donjons Frankreichs, zählt zu den besterhaltenen, europäischen Architekturensembles des Mittelalters.
English: The Château de Loches in Loches is a château of the Loire Valley. The castle area, consisting of three buildings, among them one the oldest keeps in France, is one of the best preserved European architecture ensembles of the Middle Ages.

Castle area[edit]

  • Aerial view from west

    Aerial view from west

  • Aerial view from east

    Aerial view from east

Donjon and its surrounding buildings[edit]

Exterior[edit]

  • Aerial view of the donjon

    Aerial view of the donjon

  • Aerial view of the donjonabove Loches

    Aerial view of the donjonabove Loches

  • The donjon (left) and the Tour Louis XI. (right), north-eastern aspect

    The donjon (left) and the Tour Louis XI. (right), north-eastern aspect

  • The donjon (background) with its stair tower and a front building

    The donjon (background) with its stair tower and a front building

  • The donjon with a small round tower in front, south-eastern aspect

    The donjon with a small round tower in front, south-eastern aspect

  • The donjon (background) with its stair tower and a front building

    The donjon (background) with its stair tower and a front building

  • The donjon with a small round tower in front, south-eastern aspect

    The donjon with a small round tower in front, south-eastern aspect

  • The donjon, south-western aspect

    The donjon, south-western aspect

  • Donjon

    Donjon

  • The donjon, seen from the Tour Louis XI.

    The donjon, seen from the Tour Louis XI.

Interior[edit]

  • Interior view

    Interior view

  • Interior view of the ground floor

    Interior view of the ground floor

  • Interior view of the former castle chapel

    Interior view of the former castle chapel

  • Reconstruction of a cage in the Tour Louis XI.

    Reconstruction of a cage in the Tour Louis XI.

  • Reconstruction of a cage in the Tour Louis XI.

    Reconstruction of a cage in the Tour Louis XI.

Logis Royal[edit]

Exterior[edit]

  • Logis Royal, eastern aspect

    Logis Royal, eastern aspect

  • Logis Royal, eastern aspect, with gardens in front

    Logis Royal, eastern aspect, with gardens in front

  • Logis Royal, south-western aspect

    Logis Royal, south-western aspect

  • Logis Royal, south-western aspect

    Logis Royal, south-western aspect

  • Logis Royal, south-western aspect

    Logis Royal, south-western aspect

  • Logis Royal, south-western aspect

    Logis Royal, south-western aspect

  • Nouveau Logis of the Logis Royal, south-western aspect, with entrace to the oratorio of Anne de Bretagne at the left

    Nouveau Logis of the Logis Royal, south-western aspect, with entrace to the oratorio of Anne de Bretagne at the left

  • The Tour Agnès Sorel, south-eastern aspect

    The Tour Agnès Sorel, south-eastern aspect

  • West fassade of the Logis Royal with architectural details in Flamboyant style

    West fassade of the Logis Royal with architectural details in Flamboyant style

  • Dog statues at the portal of the Logis Royal indicate the use of the château as a hunting lodge

    Dog statues at the portal of the Logis Royal indicate the use of the château as a hunting lodge

  • Dog statues at the portal of the Logis Royal indicate the use of the château as a hunting lodge

    Dog statues at the portal of the Logis Royal indicate the use of the château as a hunting lodge

Interior[edit]

  • Hall Jeanne d'Arc

    Hall Jeanne d'Arc

  • Hall Jeanne d'Arc

    Hall Jeanne d'Arc

  • Dais of skulptured stone in the oratorio of Anne de Bretagne

    Dais of skulptured stone in the oratorio of Anne de Bretagne

  • Tapestry Allégorie de la musique in the hall Charles VII

    Tapestry Allégorie de la musique in the hall Charles VII

  • Window detail representing Agnès Sorel

    Window detail representing Agnès Sorel

  • Tomb of Agnès Sorel in the Logis Royal, nowadays in the collegial church Saint-Ours

    Tomb of Agnès Sorel in the Logis Royal, nowadays in the collegial church Saint-Ours

Collegial church Saint-Ours[edit]

See also:Collégiale Saint-Ours de Loches

Exterior[edit]

  • Southern facade

    Southern facade

  • Eastern aspect

    Eastern aspect

  • Southern aspect

    Southern aspect

  • Belfry (crossing tower), northern aspect

    Belfry (crossing tower), northern aspect

  • Drawing that shows the belfry (crossing tower), northern aspect

    Drawing that shows the belfry (crossing tower), northern aspect

  • Portal with sculptured archivolt

    Portal with sculptured archivolt

  • Portal with sculptured archivolt

    Portal with sculptured archivolt

  • View from the Logis Royal

    View from the Logis Royal

  • South-western aspect

    South-western aspect

Interior[edit]

  • Lectern

    Lectern

  • Quire (in front) and middle apse with altar (background), view from the nave

    Quire (in front) and middle apse with altar (background), view from the nave

  • Right wing

    Right wing

  • Pyramide creuse

    Pyramide creuse

  • Tomb of Agnès Sorel

    Tomb of Agnès Sorel

  • Tomb of Agnès Sorel

    Tomb of Agnès Sorel

  • Tomb of Agnès Sorel

    Tomb of Agnès Sorel

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • The Porte Royale, entrance to the castle area

    The Porte Royale, entrance to the castle area

  • The Porte Royale

    The Porte Royale

  • The Porte Royale

    The Porte Royale

  • The Porte Royale

    The Porte Royale

  • Information board at the keep

    Information board at the keep

  • Floor plan of the Logis Royal

    Floor plan of the Logis Royal

  • Floor plan of the castle area

    Floor plan of the castle area

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