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Château des Tours
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The Château des Tours, a historic castle in the French commune of Montagne in the Gironde department, combines 14th-century elements with later additions.
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The origins of the Château des Tours date back to the 14th century. At that time, it featured three towers: a polygonal keep and two round flanking towers on the south side of an elongated building. On the north side, there were also watchtowers with corbels. The oldest part of the castle, situated slightly higher, is located in the south of the current complex. The keep, crowned by a dome with machicolations and corbels, dominated the entire residence. North of the original castle, there was a courtyard surrounded by the castle and crenellated walls with deep moats. The moats remain to this day, but the walls were replaced in the 16th century by rectangular buildings. At the north facade corners, two additional, lower round towers were erected, also fitted with machicolations.
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