Joan of Arc Tower (Rouen) | keep (fortified tower), interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage

France / Haute-Normandie / Bihorel / Rouen
 tower, keep (fortified tower), interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage

This keep formed part of the castle built by French king Philippe Auguste in 1204. This castle was the scene of Joan of Arc's trial, and it was in the keep that Joan was threatened with torture in front of her judges. www.rouentourisme.com/default.asp?ext=en&file=275

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc#Trial
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Coordinates:   49°26'47"N   1°5'39"E
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