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Château de Maulnes

France · 16th century

Founded
1566
Style
Renaissance architecture
Heritage status
classified historical monument · monument selected by the Mission d'Identification du Patrimoine Immobilier en Péril (2019)
Location
Cruzy-le-Châtel
Coordinates
47.8904°, 4.21474°
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Château de Maulnes in France
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Description

The château de Maulnes is a 16th-century, Renaissance-style château located in Cruzy-le-Châtel in the department of Yonne, France.

This château was built between 1566 and 1573 and has several unique design features. For example, it has a novel pentagonal-shaped house and is buttressed by five towers, and has a centrally located well surrounded by a spiral staircase.

During the 20th century, the château was in an advanced state of disrepair. In 1942, the château was classified as a historic monument and in 1997 it was purchased by the Conseil General of Yonne. It has since been the focus of historical and archaeological research and restoration. In 2005, the château was made open to the public.

Text adapted from “Château de Maulnes” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château de Maulnes ranks #3,750 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #292 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded 1566, it is older than 35% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,046 times in the last 60 days, more than 70% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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