Angers castle, France
On a 32 m/105ft high crag above the left bank of the Maine is the Angers castle, surrounded by stout defensive walls with 17 round towers. Much of the current chateau was constructed in the early 13th century. This castle was originally started by St Louis in 1230. The construction lasted ten years.
From the outside, a limestone fortress with 17 black and white towers, late Gothic spires, and the central, rounded bell-tower is of Classical style.
It is most well-known for the Apocalypse Tapestries, woven during the latter half of the 14th century.
The castle has some spectacular displays of tapestries, including the Apocalypse Tapestry, the longest ever woven in France, displayed in a special gallery. One of the beautiful proof of medieval architecture existing today.
