Ruins of Coucy

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The ruins of Coucy are what remains of a castle built in about the year 1230 by Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy. The castle is located in the commune of Coucy-le-Chateau-Auffrique. It was renovated by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century. The castle use to have four towers, however, they were demolished during World War I by German troops.

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architecture, castle, french castle, commune, World War I, medieval castle, medieval architecture, 13th century, Chateau de Coucy, ruins of coucy, enguerrand III, lord of coucy, coucy-le-chateau-auffrique, four towers, german troops

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Military Fortification, French Buildings and Monuments

Source

Lefèvre, André Wonders of Architecture (New York, NY: Charles Scribner & Co., 1871) 178

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