France · 13th century
The Château des ducs de Bretagne (French pronunciation: [ʃato de dyk də bʁətaɲ], "Castle of the Dukes of Brittany"; Breton: Kastell Duged Breizh) is a large castle located in the city of Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique département of France; it served as the centre of the historical province of Brittany until its separation in 1956. It is located on the right bank of the Loire, which formerly fed its ditches. It was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany between the 13th and 16th centuries, subsequently becoming the Breton residence of the French Monarchy.
The castle has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1840. Today, the castle houses the Nantes History Museum.
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Château des ducs de Bretagne ranks #532 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #50 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1207, it is older than 74% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 10,961 times in the last 60 days, more than 94% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 310,000 visitors in 2019. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Angers, 80 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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