Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil
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Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil is a 14th-century castle built on the grounds of an earlier 12th century castle in Ainay-le-Vieil, Cher, France. After having bought the castle from Jacques Cœur, Charles de Bigny built a pre-Renaissance Louis XII style chateaux from 1500 to 1505.[1] The castle has been listed as a Monument historique since 1968 by the French Ministry of Culture.[2] The castle, now part of Jacques Cœur's tourist route, has been nicknamed "the little Carcassonne" (French: le petit Carcassonne) because of its circular shape.[3] Today the castle is one of the best preserved fortresses of the 14th century.[2]
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Château of Ainay-le-Vieil | |
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Cher, Centre-Val de Loire Near Ainay-le-Vieil in France | |
Coordinates | 46°40′5.5″N 2°32′59″E |
Type | Château |
Site information | |
Operator | Monument historique (1968, 1998) Registered monument (1993) |
Website | chateau-ainaylevieil |
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