Castles - Recently Migrated from lemm.ee! (RIP)

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Post images or any other content relating to castles, châteaux, palaces, towers, keeps, fortresses, and follies. The following content is encouraged but not required:

Castle name in native language (English name) - location [include country and region, if not city/town]
Best website (official or otherwise)
Some sort of map link
Visitation details: open/closed to public, closed but technically reachable, tours?, etc.
History: Whatever can be briefly copy-pasted

More than just images are welcome. Only real rule is that content must refer to a real-life structure, so please no fantasy/fictional castles! Reasonable exceptions include media showcasing period life and technology that somehow relates to castles.

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The castle of Sédières in the evening light (Corrèze, France) (upload.wikimedia.org)

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The castle traces its origins back to the late medieval 14th century. It was redesigned from 1535-1569 in order to become a more prestigious residence in line with the latest style. Fortifications and adjacent buildings were removed in this era. Further renovations were made in the 17th century, but mostly concerned the outside and the surrounding grounds, while the main building retained its Renaissance style.

The castle changed hands many times and was abandoned several times in its history. It served as an orphanage in the 19th century, but it is once again abandoned in the mid 20th century. Due to its poor state the Départment of Corrèze takes possession of it and its ground, repairs the damages. Due to the involvement of Bernadette Chirac, the wife of then prime minister, the castle becomes well-known and its image is used on a French stamp.

Today it serves as an event and exhibition space, as well as offices for the administration of the surrounding public land.

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