The fortified castle of Guise

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The castle of Guise is attested as early as the 10th century, transformed in the 16th century into a bastioned fortress, then rebuilt by Vauban, whose ruins stand on the commune of Guise in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region. The castle was the scene of 1,000 years of military history. It reflects the evolution of military architecture throughout the millennium.

After saving it from destruction, the club of the Old Manoir has been responsible, since 1952, for restoring it through youth construction sites, animation and opening it to the public. As historical monuments; the dungeon is classified by order of 22 July 1924; the castle fort of Guise in total, comprising the fortified enclosure and its glacis (bastions of the Charbonnière, the Moineau, the Haute ville and the Alouette, half moon of land and emergency), the doors (door Ducale and door of Paris), the guard corps, the first levels of the Governor's Palace, the accommodation of the prisoners and the Arsenal, as well as the foundations of the former collegial church Saint-Gervais and Saint-Protais, and all the basements and archaeological floors are classified...