The Château de Culan has two faces. One looks toward the town and is more polished-looking.
The other looks toward the "wilds" to the southeast, where attackers came from, and is much rougher-looking.
This bridge over the Arnon river near the château is known locally as le pont romain (the Roman bridge).Over the course of the centuries, people forgot it was built in medieval times but in the Roman style.
This bridge and the nearby highway bridge were both dynamited by French resistance fighters
at the end of the Second World War to hinder retreating German troups from escaping
toward the north and Germany. Both were carefully restored after the war.
Apparently there birds in cages at Culan as well. My memory of them is vague,but the photos are colorful and detailed.
Off topic, but not really, since we’re still in Culan. I found this too late last night to post it.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link to Les vendanges in the Musée de Cluny of which the tapestry at Culan is, maybe, an Aubusson copy. It is worth looking at because of the quality of the photos.
https://www.musee-moyenage.fr/collection/oeuvre/les-vendanges.html
Clicking on the photo open the full tapestry and arrows open excellent and delightful closeups. À ne pas manquer.
Those photos are very nice. Professionals have the equipment to produce such images.
DeleteAnother interesting display :)
ReplyDeleteThat bridge is beautiful. I really have enjoyed every photo of Culan.
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