Château de Maulnes

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.

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Château de Maulnes ranks #3,858 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #302 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded 1566, it is older than 38% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 827 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,046 times in the last 60 days, more than 69% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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