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Enter into a vast fortress lying in the heart of Angers, a town of art and history. Marvel at the elegant buildings and gardens of the château where the Dukes of Anjou held court and admire the largest known medieval tapestry: the Apocalypse tapestry.
Visiting the château d’Angers
• Two intertwined architectures. The royal residence lies behind the walls of the fortress. Once through the fortified gateway of King René, a 3D computer-generated reproduction provides an image of the whole site. Don’t miss the chapel (built around 1410) and its stained-glass window of King René, or the Mill tower perched above the river Maine.
• The Apocalypse tapestry. It was commissioned in the late 14th century by Louis I, Duke of Anjou and brother of King Charles V. The tapestry was restored in the 1980s and is on show in a specially adapted gallery so as to preserve and exhibit it in ideal conditions. A film explains all the subtleties of this 140-metre long masterwork, 70 scenes of which have been conserved.
Understanding the château d’Angers
• A remarkable citadel. The massive medieval fortifications in schist and limestone (built from 1230 onwards) are the best preserved to the North of the Loire.
• A court château. In the 14th and 15th centuries the Dukes of Anjou held court in Angers. They were enlightened princes and patrons of the arts and architecture, and their château shows how refined the life of the court was here.
