Château Gaillard is a medieval castle ruin overlooking the River Seine above the commune of Les Andelys, in the French department of Eure, in Normandy. It is located some 95 kilometres north-west of P
Château Gaillard's inner bailey
A 13th-century depiction of Richard I's coronation which took place seven years before the construction of Château Gaillard began.
The keep of Château Gaillard is surrounded by a moat.
The ruins of Château Gaillard from within the outer bailey, looking northwest. In the background is the keep and wall around the inner bailey; the other ruins are part of the walls of the middle and outer baileys.
Les Andelys is a commune in the northern French department of Eure, in Normandy.
Château Gaillard
…Château Gaillard (French pronunciation: ) is a medieval castle ruin overlooking the River Seine above the commune of Les Andelys, in the French department of Eure, in Normandy. It is located some 95 kilometres (59 mi) north-west of Paris and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Rouen…
The church and surroundings in Les Andelys
Panorama from the belvedere of Château Gaillard