The Château de Septmonts !!

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I like to tell you again about my road warrior trails in my belle France. Again, found me an older paper picture of wonderful department of Aisne, glad I did find it and will need to show it to the world, I like to do justice to the place and give you an introduction, Therefore, here is my take on the Château de Septmonts !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I The Château de Septmonts, a former country house of the Bishops of Soissons, is located in the village of Septmonts department of Aisne no, 02 in Hauts-de-France region, Its construction has spread from the 13C to the 16C, Septmonts was the residence of the Bishops of Soissons since the 12C. The part dating from the 13C was built under the orders of Jacques de Bazoches and the so-called Saint-Louis room, which housed the chapel, would date from this time. The castle was rebuilt in the 14C by Simon de Bucy, bishop from 1362 to 1404. The dungeon and the square tower would date from the same era. The Renaissance palace known as the “Logis des Bishops” was built by the Bishop Symphorien de Bullioud who died there in 1534. The bishops stopped residing in the end of the 17C. It was in ruins when the painter Jacques-Edmond Leman buy it in 1864. He restored it and then, from 1877, Antoinette Leininger, baroness of Ezpeleta, ended the work. Bombed in 1918, the Renaissance house was left without a roof, abandoned until the creation in 19712 of the “Association of Friends of Sevenmonts” which took charge of its safeguard and the development of the site. The castle was acquired by the town in 1978, and the square tower in 1999. The dungeon, 47 meters high, was built from 1373 by Bishop Simon de Bucy. It consists of seven floors of a complex architecture served by a spiral staircase surmounted by a 15 -meter high clock. Its first two levels are vaulted on crusaders of warheads. The tower in particular housed an oratory and a lodge for the concierge , The square tower, made up of three floors, is semi-round inside. This defense tower has a spiral staircase housed in one of the redundants that allow the arches to be used. It would date from the same era. It was bought in 1864 by an owner who restored part of the top floor which he surmounted with a square belvedere. The Saint-Louis Chapel was built in the 14C or 15C. The Renaissance Logis (or Palace of the Bishops), built at the beginning of the 16C and long left in ruins, presents a forefront and niche forecorps and an iron staircase added around 1600. The vaulted cellar, located in the park to the north of the castle, is outside the enclosure. The whole buildings overlooks a park with a arboretum. The gardens include an orchard, .Park and castle are open to the public, A drawing by Jean-Pierre-Léopold Baraquin, visible at the Musée de Soissons, represents the dungeon which was admired by the romantics and made famous by Victor Hugo. Septmonts Donjon château de septmonts c2009 The official Friends of Septmonts assoc : https://amisdeseptmonts.net/ The Soissons tourist office on the donjon de septmonts : https://en.tourisme-soissons.com/offers/donjon-de-septmonts-septmonts-en-2082337/ There you go folks, another wonderful spot in my road warrior trails of my belle France, This is architecture, history and a lot more ; one of the gems of the Aisne, worth the detour , me think, Again, hope you enjoy this unique post on the Château de Septmonts as I And remember, happy travels , good health and many cheers to all !!!
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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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