Chateau d'Angers

Chateau d'Angers is a huge fortress with seventeen towers set in the heart of the town and home to the famous 14th century Tapestry of the Apocalypse.

Chateau d'Angers mini guide

Guide point	Details
Department:	North West France > Pays de La Loire > Maine-et-Loire >
Address::	Chateau d'Angers, Pl. du President-Kennedy, Angers, France
Switch board number:	+ 33 (0)2 41 87 43 47
Visit owner's personal website:	http://www.monuments-nationaux.fr/
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The moated château, dating from the 9th century, was the home of the comtes d'Anjou. The notorious Black Falcon lived here, and in time, the Plantagenets took up residence. From 1230 to 1238, the outer walls and 17 towers were built, creating a fortress. Louis XIV turned the château into a prison.

In World War II, the Nazis used it as a munitions depot, and the Allies bombed it causing severe damage in 1944.

Today, owned by the City of Angers, the massive, austere château has been converted to a museum housing the oldest and largest collection of medieval tapestries in the world, with the 14th century "Apocalypse Tapestry" as one of its priceless treasures