Château de Guise

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Le château en bref

The Château de Guise is a former fortified castle, attested from the 10th century, transformed in the 16th century into a bastioned fortress and then remodelled by Vauban. Its ruins stand in the commune of Guise, in the Aisne département, in the Hauts-de-France region. The castle was the setting for 1,000 years of military history. It bears witness to the whole evolution of military architecture over this millennium. After saving it from destruction, the Club du Vieux Manoir has ensured, since 1952, its restoration through youth work camps, as well as its activities and opening to the public. As a historic monument, the keep was listed by order of 22 July 1924; the fortified castle of Guise in its entirety, comprising the fortified enclosure and its glacis (the bastions of la Charbonnière, du Moineau, de la Haute ville and de l'Alouette, the earthen demi-lune and the demi-lune de secours), the gates (porte Ducale and porte de Paris), the guardhouse, the first levels of the Governor's Palace, of the prisoners' quarters and of the Arsenal, as well as the foundations of the former collegiate church of Saint-Gervais and Saint-Protais, and all the basements and archaeological soils, were listed by order of 31 July 2008.