Château Gaillard

About

Château-Gaillard is a castle built at the end of the 12th century, today in ruins, whose remains stand on the French commune of Andelys in the heart of Norman Vexin, in the department of Eure, in the Normandy region. Its construction by the King of England and Duke of Normandy, Richard Cœur de Lion, is part of the struggle waged since the 1060s by the kings of France and the kings of England, then Dukes of Normandy. The place locked, with other castles and fortified buildings, the Seine valley. Its capture in 1204, announces the loss of Normandy and the end of the Plantagenet empire. The castle is classified as historical monuments by the list of 1862. Various adjoining plots of land were also classified in 1926, 1927 and 1928.

Location: The ruins of Château-Gaillard are located on a limestone cliff overlooking a large meander of the Seine and the village of Andelys, in the French department of Eure, in France. Its altitude is about 90 to 100 meters.

Context of construction: The construction of the fortress is part of the struggle that has been waged since...