Chateau of Coucy, watercolor, ca 1820 (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris)

The Château de Coucy is a French castle in the commune of Coucy Le Château Auffrique, in the département of Aisne, built in the 13th century and renovated by Viollet le Duc in the 19th. Chateau of Coucy, watercolor, ca 1820 (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris From French Wikipedia Auteur: Non identifié Titre: [Château de Coucy] Publication: [Entre 1820 et 1822] Description: Aquarelle sur traits à la mine de plomb ; 16,8 x 24,4 cm Droits: libre de droit Notes: Inscription tronquée au verso Cote... Chateau of Coucy, watercolor, ca 1820 (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris From French Wikipedia Auteur: Non identifié Titre: [Château de Coucy] Publication: [Entre 1820 et 1822] Description: Aquarelle sur traits à la mine de plomb ; 16,8 x 24,4 cm Droits: libre de droit Notes: Inscription tronquée au verso Cote... The new buildings of the library. ... The Alcázar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... Aisne is a département in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Eug ne Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (Paris, January 27, 1814 - Lausanne 1879) was a French architect, famous for his restorations of medieval buildings. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1917, it was severely damaged by German artillery fire. 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Its dungeon was the largest in Europe, measuring 35 meters wide and 55 meters long. The dungeon of the Château de Loches in France A dungeon (or donjon) is Old French, sourced from the Latin dominus, a lord. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...