The castle is situated in the Charente-Maritime area, between Bordeaux and Cognac, and is typical of the castles of the Loire Valley, both in the Renaissance influence on the architectural style and in the two tone coloring obtained through the combination of the ivory outer walls in smooth stone with the dark gray of the steeply sloping slate roofs, studded with ornate dormer windows. The planimetric layout of the building, is based on a C shape, and is broken up by the cylindrical and polygonal towers.
Their positioning creates elegant views of the castle sometimes perfectly symmetrical, sometimes of harmonic asymmetry. The façades display the obvious influence of the Italian Renaissance especially for the admirable application of orders, whose pilasters are delicately inlaid in the stone facing, leaving only the bases, capitals and string-courses in relief.
The history of the castle dates back to the 11th century, when on this site, it overlooked the River Gironde and the slopes of the Médoc on one side, and the hills of Pons on the other. Artaud de Mirambel established the fortress, which stayed in the family for all of the 12th century and was still known at the beginning of the 15th century as Mirambellum.
The castle was conquered by the English in 1346, and remained under English dominium for a long period. It was destroyed by fire and reconstructed in around 1577 when it became a fortified residence, losing its rugged appearance as a fortress and taking on that of a pleasant if turreted residential palace.
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In a show of solidarity with Paris in the wake of the attack, one of New York City’s most iconic structures, The Flatiron Building, will pay tribute to the most iconic structure of Paris, The Eiffel Tower, with a 40 X 100-â€foot projection of the Eiffel Tower on the Broadway side of the Flatiron Building, between 22nd and 23rd Streets.
The projection will be shown from 7 – 11 pm beginning tonight, November 18, and will be shown for at least four evenings during the same time frame.
Optimal time for photo opps is 7 pm when the projection is first illuminated. The best view of the projection will be from Madison Square Park at Broadway and 23rd Street.
The projected image will feature the motto of Paris, “Elle est agitée par les vagues, et ne sombre pas” and the English translation, “She is tossed by waves but does not sink.” The projection was created as a collaboration between the Sorgente Group of America and Quantum Electric.
The Flatiron Building is owned by the Sorgente Group of America and the Gural family. It was designed by architect Daniel Burnham and completed in 1902.
As the Eiffel Tower is to Paris, the Flatiron Building is a beloved symbol of New York City and has inspired numerous works of art, including photographs by Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen and a painting by Albert Gleizes.
WHAT: 40 x 100-â€foot projection of The Eiffel Tower
WHERE: Broadway side of the Flatiron Building, between 22nd and 23rd Streets
WHEN: Wednesday, November 18, 7 pm – 11 pm; projection will continue over four nights during same time frame
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