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Pau Castle: View of inner courtyard, Montauser tower and Renaissance cour d'honneur

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie
Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of France
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

The name Pau means "Palisade" in Béarnais; from the 13th century there were palisades fortifying the banks of the Gave de Pau river. The castle was probably begun in the 11th century; the Mazères tower is the earliest remnant. The Montauser tower dates from the 13th century and is a square keep or donjon. The castle was expanded and fortified by Gaston III (1343-1391), Count de Foix and Viscount of Béarn; he built the 33 m high brick Monnaie tower. Henri d' Albret and his wife, Marguerite d' Angouleme, sister of François I, transformed the castle into a Renaissance chateau with a cour d'honneur and sculptural ornament beginning in 1512. King Henry IV of France and Navarre was born in the castle on December 13, 1553.

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Creator
G. Massiot & cie
Date
Circa 1910
Publisher
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Material Type
photographs
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Related Location
Pau, Aquitaine, France

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