Brune Tower of Embrun (Keep of the Archbishops of Embrun)

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Le château en bref

The Brune Tower of Embrun, also known as the Keep of the Archbishops of Embrun, stands in the commune of Embrun (Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur). A former keep of the archiepiscopal complex, it dates from the 13th century and symbolised the temporal power of the Archbishops of Embrun. A square tower 27 m high with walls 1.80 m thick, pierced by crossbow loopholes and crowned with crenellations and machicolations, it successively served as a residence, a storehouse, a watch post, a strongroom, an armoury and, after 1789, a water reservoir, before serving as a prison. Owned by the commune since 1934, it has housed a landscape museum set up by the Écrins National Park since 1990.